Accounts Payable Manager
Salary: £42,000 per annum
Location: Wednesbury
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Working Pattern: Full-time, office-based
We're recruiting for an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to join a well-established business in the West Midlands.
This is a hands-on management position, ideal for someone who enjoys leading a team whilst remaining actively involved in the day-to-day finance function.
You'll take ownership of the purchase ledger, oversee supplier payments and reconciliations, support month-end reporting and ensure the team is working efficiently and accurately.
What you'll be doing
- Leading and supporting the Accounts Payable team, managing workloads and addressing backlogs
- Overseeing invoice processing, supplier payments, reconciliations and query resolution
- Ensuring invoices are correctly authorised, coded and allocated
- Managing purchase ledger discrepancies and reviewing nominal ledger accounts
- Preparing and reconciling accruals, prepayments, control accounts and balance sheet accounts
- Overseeing intercompany transactions and reconciliations
- Managing payment runs and maintaining financial controls
- Supporting month-end reporting, journals and cost analysis
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, automation and reporting
- Ensuring VAT compliance and maintaining accurate, audit‑ready records
What we're looking for
- Previous experience managing an Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger team
- A hands‑on approach with the confidence to lead from the front
- Strong understanding of accruals, prepayments, intercompany accounting, VAT and reconciliations
- AAT Level 4 qualification or equivalent practical experience
- ACCA or CIMA part-qualified would be advantageous
- Experience using finance systems such as Sage 200, Xero, QuickBooks or Intact
- Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and Lookups
- Strong organisational, analytical and problem‑solving skills
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Accounts Payable professional who enjoys taking ownership, supporting a team and making improvements to how a finance function operates.
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