AP Manager, London – Media Production & Visual Effect Company, Paying £40,000
An exciting large media production & visual effects company is currently looking for an AP Manager to join their team to support the team with the complete Accounts Payable (AP) process, from processing invoices and reviewing payment proposals, to preparing month end accruals and other month end responsibilities.
The successful candidate will possess exceptional organisational and time management skills, with experience working successfully in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Improve and streamline the Accounts Payable process where options are available
- Supervise and mentor the Accounts Payable assistants on a day-today basis
- Manage the AP month schedule and team to ensure all deadlines are met on time
- Responsible for timely and accurate processing of invoices, from receipt to final payment to ensure suppliers are paid accurately and on time
- Review weekly urgent payment proposals
- Review and assist with processing two payment runs a month (mid-month and month end)
- Review Supplier Set ups
- Maintain the purchase ledger in SAP and allocate payments
- Responsible for all AP transactions and ensuring they adhere to company policies
- Responsible for reconciliation of all supplier statements and ensuring SAP transactions are correctly recorded for all supplier accounts
- Maintain a professional relationship with all suppliers and be their main point of contact
- Responsible for Accounts Payable Balance sheet reconciliations
- Review and update all user guides and provide training and support to all employees across the business on Concur
- Manage the purchase order process, develop reporting around PO compliance, implement a no PO no pay policy
- Review GL & Cost centre/Project coding before invoices are posted into SAP
- Solve issues and queries on invoices in collaboration with the purchaser on Concur
- Manage all concur support help desk tickets
- Prepare monthly prepayments and set up recurring journals in SAP
- Prepare Month End Accruals
Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in an AP manager role
- High level of accuracy with analytical skills
- Confident dealing with suppliers over the phone and on email
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels
- Confident using MS packages (Word, Excel, etc)
- Must be able to manage your own workload and prioritise effectively
- Experience in an Accounts/ Accounts Payable team
- Experience of SAP, other ERP system or knowledge of integrated accounting software
- Focused on team performance and service delivery
- Happy working in a busy, fast-paced office environment.
If this sounds like you please do get in touch here or via my email bertie.cox@tracerecruit.com.
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