Role: Accounts Payable Manager Location: NW London Type: Temporary Days/Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5.30pm Rate: £17.00 - £19.00p/h, depending on experience A temporary position has become available for a Accounts Payable Manager, to join a fantastic SME Media Publishing business as part of their Finance team. The company, based in North West London, creates a series of magazines, newspapers, digital platforms and websites. With a global client base and a friendly, experienced and engaging team, this is a great opportunity to work and develop your skills in a fast growing and busy environment. Responsibilities of the Accounts Payable Manager: Oversee the accounts payable team and ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices, payments, and expense reports Monitor and analyse accounts payable processes and recommend improvements Develop and maintain accounts payable policies and procedures Work with other departments, to ensure timely and accurate payment of invoices Manage vendor relationships Prepare and analyse accounts payable reports, including aging reports Facilitate accurate and timely month-end and year-end close processes for accounts payable Train and develop accounts payable staff Ensure the effective operation of the core bank reconciliation process, investigating any variances and discrepancies Reconciliation of supplier statements The ideal Accounts Payable Manager will have: To excel in this AP role, you will evidence significant recent, relevant experience working within a similar end-to-end Accounts Payable job, ideally within a sole charge capacity. Strong knowledge of Sage 200 You will be well-organised with the ability to deal with senior business stakeholders in an assertive manner, in order to meet deadlines. Media industry experience is highly desirable You will have experience working with multiple currencies. Intermediate Excel (including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables) Awareness of applicable VAT rates Excellent communication skills, able to build effective working relationships across the organisation. Can-do attitude