Accounts Payable Manager in York - Headstar

This business is working through a major supplier data cleanse and needs an Interim Accounts Payable Manager to take charge of the reconciliation work. The role is about bringing order to a complex ledger, guiding the team, and keeping progress on track.

This isn't about maintaining BAU. It's about bringing structure, pace and control to a complex ledger while developing a team and raising standards as you go.

Reporting to the Head of Transactional Finance, you'll lead a team of four AP Reconciliation Assistants responsible for cleansing and reconciling more than 2,000 supplier accounts.

What will you be doing?

• Leading, coaching and supporting a team of four. You'll be creating clarity around priorities and ensuring consistent, high-quality output

• Overseeing day-to-day reconciliation activity, allocating accounts effectively and removing blockers quickly

• Driving the end-to-end resolution of debit balances, ensuring high-value and high-risk accounts are prioritised

• Reviewing and approving complex reconciliations, reallocations and duplicate vendor clean-down work

• Strengthening supplier master data and leading the build of a structured supplier matrix to support future system design

• Ensuring accurate capture of key supplier information while identifying opportunities to simplify and standardise processes

• Providing clear, concise weekly updates to senior finance leadership, escalating risks early and constructively

• Working closely with the BAU AP function to ensure alignment and maintain operational stability

What do you need?

• Strong Accounts Payable experience with proven team management capability

• Exposure to supplier data cleanse or large-scale reconciliation programmes

• The ability to review complex accounts with confidence and technical credibility

• Organisational discipline and the ability to manage competing priorities across a high-volume environment

• A calm, measured leadership style that builds trust and accountability

• Clear communication skills and the confidence to challenge where required

• Strong Excel capability and comfort working with large datasets

• A proactive mindset focused on control, improvement and long-term sustainability

You'll be offered a 6-month fixed term contract and an annual salary of up to £50k (depending on experience).

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