ACCOUNTS Payable & billing manager

MAIN PURPOSE

We are currently recruiting for the role of Accounts Payable and Billing Manager to work within the expanding Accounts team at Gray Dawes.

The main purpose of this role is to manage, support and drive efficiency across the Accounts Payable & Client Billing function ensuring all payments are made to the agreed terms. Manage the Reconciliation of all supplier statements and credit cards on a timely basis ensuring all amounts have been invoiced to clients.

Responsible to: Transactional Manager

Accountable for: Accounts Payable Supervisor and Assistants

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Oversee the day to day management of the Accounts Payable and Billing team.

Provide management, training and development across the whole team.

Review and sign off the fortnightly payment run ensuring there are robust financial controls on payment of invoices.

Ensure all Supplier and credit card statements are billed out to clients in a timely manner and reconciled in line with the month-end timescales.

Ensure invoice timing is up to date and payments are processed and paid to terms.

Ensure bank payments are allocated correctly.

Ensure all payable DDs and Overhead Credit card payments are processed on iCompleat (invoice approval tool) and approved by the relevant budget holder.

Prepare Creditor ledger Balance sheet reconciliation and support with all other AP balance sheet accounts and month end related tasks.

Manage the production of monthly invoices inflow reporting.

Provide weekly payable cashflow reporting to the Transactional Manager.

Assist in year-end close and audits.

Manage the team to ensure all query resolution supplier queries are resolved in accordance with SLA Timescales.

Work with ATI to ensure Suppliers cash postings are posted correctly and Credit card/supplier statements are billed correctly and within agreed timescales. Communicate any ATI training needs/errors to the Transactional Manager.

Manage the production of business Supplier spend reports.

Review and challenge existing process and controls with a view to implementing improvements.

This is a good opportunity for someone keen to progress their career in finance in a broad, challenging role within the Gray Dawes Group.

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Always put Customers & Suppliers first and deliver the best possible service.
  • Adhere to all relevant policies, operating procedures and standards at all times.
  • Always work with due care and attention to ensure the personal safety of yourself and others.
  • Attend staff meetings and training sessions as required.
  • Carry out any other role or task that is commensurate with the spirit and purpose of this job description.
CRITERIONESSENTIALDESIRABLE
Experience
  • Previous experience working in an Accounts Payable & Billing function managing Account payable ledgers and billing controls
  • Management & development of a team
  • Ability to challenge and improve processes
  • Account reconciliation to audit standards
  • Gained in similar sized organisation or travel/hospitality industry
Skills/knowledge
  • Excellent attention to detail – consistently accurate
  • Organised and methodical – able to plan and priorities workload
  • Self-motivated, able to use initiative to solve problems appropriately
  • Strong leadership, delegation and motivation skills
  • Able to arrange and lead meetings and training sessions for the team
  • Excel – able to use and understand spreadsheets for analysis and effective reporting
Ability/aptitude
  • Able to work as part of a team and to be flexible
  • Able to learn new systems and methods of working
  • Ability to  ‘Go the extra mile’

 

DOES THE ABOVE ROLE EXCITE YOU AND WANT TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER?

 

We thought so, send us your CV and cover now and we will be in touch whether you are successful or not …

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Colchester, CO1 1TG