Accounts Payable Manager

Interim Accounts Payable Manager
Central London
Media
2 months
£200-£220 per day (inclusive of holiday pay)

Halliday Marx have exclusively partnered with an outstanding Media business to hire an Interim AP Manager to help improve the function dramatically and help with a backlog.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the end-to-end Accounts Payable function across the group, managing the timely and accurate processing of approximately 500 supplier invoices per month.
• Hit the ground running to clear a backlog of invoices, prioritizing workload and implementing short-term solutions to restore BAU operations.
• Review and streamline existing AP processes, identifying inefficiencies and introducing improvements to increase productivity, accuracy, and control.
• Lead, motivate, and support the Accounts Payable team, ensuring deadlines are met and workloads are effectively managed.
• Oversee supplier statement reconciliations, resolving aged queries and discrepancies to maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Manage payment runs, ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time while maintaining effective cash flow controls.
• Work closely with procurement, finance, and operational stakeholders to resolve invoice approval bottlenecks and improve the purchase-to-pay process.
• Ensure robust financial controls are maintained across the AP function, with adherence to company policies and delegated authority limits.
• Support the month-end close process by ensuring AP ledgers are accurate, reconciliations are completed, and accruals are processed within reporting deadlines.
• Review and improve invoice approval workflows, driving greater efficiency through automation and process optimization where possible.
• Monitor AP KPIs, identifying trends and implementing corrective actions to improve processing times and reduce aged liabilities.
• Provide hands-on leadership during a period of change, embedding best practice and leaving the function in a stronger operational position at the end of the assignment.