Accounts Payable Manager in London - Sphere Digital Recruitment

Accounts Payable Manager | Permanent | West London (Hybrid) | Competitive | Retail |

An Accounts Payable Manager is required to work for a much-loved, retail brand based in West London, with the expectation of three days in the office with flexibility.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of the end-to-end Accounts Payable function for a business investing heavily in its future including store expansion and process improvements.

Reporting to the Finance Operations Manager, you will lead a small team operating across both stock and non-stock AP activity and driving automation.

Responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing end-to-end invoice processing for both stock and non-stock suppliers
• Leading, mentoring and developing a team
• Setting clear KPIs and managing workload and capacity planning
• Managing the weekly supplier payment process and employee expense processing
• Owning the GRNI account, including daily review of aged items
• Managing month-end AP close, control account and GRNI reconciliations
• Providing weekly supplier payment forecasts to support daily cashflow, and supporting internal/external audits

The successful candidate will have experience:

• Working in an Accounts Payable leadership having managed a team of 2+
• Working with both stock and non-stock suppliers; experience working in an environment of 2000+ monthly invoices
• Experience within a products-based environment
• Managing end-to-end AP processes including payment runs, supplier statement reconciliations and GRNI
• Experience with a large ERP such as Dynamics or SAP
• Strong Excel skills, including pivots, VLOOKUPs and data manipulation

In return you will receive:

• Discretionary bonus scheme up to 20%
• 25 days holiday
• Generous staff discount
• Private healthcare and life assurance
• Strong Learning & Development offering