Transactional Manager

Posted 15 July 2019
Salary £180 - £220 per day
Location
Job type Temporary
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceMKTAM_1563185914
Contact NameKelvin Murphy

Job description

About the role

As the AP/AR Manager you will manage a team of 6 Accounts Payable/Receivable Officers ensuring timely, accurate and efficient payment to all suppliers. Being a real estate business this team is kept very busy and at times being the leader can come with some high expectations. To thrive as our AP/AR Manager you will enjoy a fast paced environment, and be naturally adaptable to change and innovation. You will be encouraged to bring your thoughts and ideas to the table to consistently improve financial processes. The person we'd love to find will have a great sense of humour, a desire to challenge themselves and have a high impact, and have a team focus at the core of everything they do to achieve results. If this sounds like you, and you're looking for your next step to make your mark on finance, then keep reading!!

What your day-to-day will look like
  • Recruit, train and manage the team, ensuring development plans are in place, and processes are being consistently reviewed to achieve group targets and objectives
  • Build partnerships with central admin, warehouse teams and the accounts team to ensure all runs smoothly - ensuring PO and invoice details are correct
  • Vendor management including maintaining accurate vendor details and account status, research requests for payment, ensure settlement discounts and rebates are taken up
  • Document, manage, modify and improve best practice AP/AR Policy
  • Provide recommendations and relevant information to management to enable informed decisions about suppliers, payments and cash flow
  • Assist with the preparation of ad-hoc reports and participation in ad-hoc duties as required bit about you
  • Strong experience in accounts payable, with some AP and AR management experience
  • Be able to demonstrate experience with change and process improvement, whether between different roles or within the same business
  • Awesome communication skills, with high attention to detail
  • Intermediate Excel and Microsoft Office and Concur/Maconomy is highly desirable
  • Team player and willing to assist all members of the team to achieve a timely and accurate result
  • An understanding of all facets of day to day business and the needs of internal and external customers