KennedyPearce are currently recruiting an Accounts Payable Supervisor on behalf of a national leading construction company based in London.

PURPOSE:
To support a team of 6 AP reports, working to ensure weekly, monthly deadlines are meet and ensuring that controls and processes are adhered to.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage, coach and mentor a team of 6 staff.
• Responsible for key supplier accounts end to end process
• Identify training and development needs
• Ensure all ledgers are maintained, supplier and customer reconciliations are completed
• accurately and on time
• Responsible for the aged creditors and debtors, to ensure no year-end surprises
• Performing weekly close In Oracle to ensure ledgers are in balance and resolve any discrepancies.
• Perform month end close and accrual journals.
• Rectify any miss postings in a timely manner and ensure that improved processes are adopted to avoid miss postings in the future
• Ensure issues are resolved quickly for all internal and external stakeholders
• Assist with improving the current KPIs and develop new KPIs for the business
• Provide cash flow forecasting to the Assistant Financial Controller Develop strong relationship with key suppliers of our business.
• Work with the Property Finance team in Manchester (occasional travel to Manchester will be required) to ensure the service levels for their rent and rate suppliers are properly managed
• Be part of the team for one of the key points of contact with the Auditors for the systems audit and end of year audit
• Ensure compliance with supplier set up

Person

• Must have previous Account Payable experience
• Be able to delegate and deliver deadlines
• Professional, articulate & proactive
• Have a Dynamic & forward thinking approach
• Detail Orientated
• Strong character, personable

Work Experience

• Building relationships with the Operations guys and suppliers where required.
• Be able to give clear instruction to the team and ensure the tasks are completed
• Experience with supervising a team (min 2 people)

Oracle Experience essential