Accounts Payable & Receivable Manager - 6 Month FTC
About us:
We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Trainline enables millions of travellers to find and book the best value tickets across carriers, fares, and journey options through our highly rated mobile app, website, and B2B partner channels.
Great journeys start with Trainline
Now Europe's number 1 downloaded rail app, with over 125 million monthly visits and £5.9 billion in annual ticket sales, we collaborate with 270+ rail and coach companies in over 40 countries. We want to create a world where travel is as simple, seamless, and affordable as it should be.
Today, we're a FTSE 250 company driven by our incredible team of over 1,000 Trainliners from 50+ nationalities, based across London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh and Madrid. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced interim AP/ AR Manager for a 6 month contract who will be responsible for end-to-end control around our Billing, Credit Control and Supplier processes covering both our UK and International businesses. The ideal candidate will have great initiative and be able to consider 'the big picture'. Brilliant prioritisation and being seen as an inspiring & supportive manager will be key.
Day-to-day management and control are naturally core aspects of the role, the ability to stand back and proactively assess the impact of commercial changes and consider what the impact will be. On the back of this, you will bring ideas about what 'great' looks like in terms of process and seek opportunities to automate and improve wherever you can, supported by our Data and Finance Transformation teams.
Building excellent relationships outside of Finance to be able to identify changes before they happen and build best in class processes to deal with these changes. This role works closely with Data, Commercial, Trainline Partner Solutions, and other internal stakeholders across the business to ensure streamlined AP & AR financial processes, enhanced Billing & Finance system functionalities and ensure timely payment of suppliers, prompt billing & debt collection from our customers.
Responsibilities
* Management, development and mentoring of team of 6 - including oversight, review and ultimate responsibility for the output of the team
* Create a cohesive team working function through training and development to include career progression and cross departmental cover with a focus on risk & control
* Accountable for controls across the AP & AR functions to ensure controls are effective & operate correctly
* Endeavour to build a positive team culture, encouraging contribution, listening to feedback, highlighting success & championing engagement initiatives across Finance & Company
* Continuous improvement around process flows ensuring control & efficiency - Driving efficiency & targeting team resource for maximum impact
* Manage the payables function, ensuring timely and accurate payment of supplier invoices
* Manage client collections, aged debtors & credit risk
* Manage client billing, ensuring accurate and timely billing with a key focus to create efficiencies from recent investment in our new billing system
* Development of KPI metrics and reporting to Senior Management
* Driving team responsiveness & performance against SLA's
* Maintain debtor and creditor balance sheet reconciliations
* Feed AP and T&E data into Sustainability and HMRC reporting
* Manage all Corporate Card spend and ensure submitted within SLA
* Involvement with system implementations and improvements, feeding into our ongoing finance transformation project
* Input into the Group audit process throughout the year, reviewing and providing relevant audit requests and liaising with auditors on queries/issues
* Work closely with the wider Finance teams to provide insight and reporting
Experience
* 5+ years experience in AP/AR/Credit Control functions
* Experience managing a small team, with a proven track record of success
* Good Microsoft Office experience, particularly Word and Excel
* A self starter with a can-do attitude
* Excellent communication skills
* Well organised and able to manage own workload to meet deadlines
* Analytically minded, able to investigate the detail but also consider the bigger picture
More information:
Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2-for-1 share purchase plans, extra festive time off, and excellent family-friendly benefits.
We prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Jump on board and supercharge your career from day one!
Our values represent the things that matter most to us and what we live and breathe everyday, in everything we do:
* Think Big - We're building the future of rail
* Own It - We focus on every customer, partner and journey
* Travel Together - We're one team
* Do Good - We make a positive impact
We know that having a diverse team makes us better and helps us succeed. And we mean all forms of diversity - gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought. That's why we're committed to creating inclusive places to work, where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.
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