Job Description
Accounts Payable Manager Hybrid (2 days office based)
Salary: up to £70,000 + benefits
Location: Guildford
Are you an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking to join a supportive, international business with plenty of variety in your role? This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a collaborative finance team, working across multiple currencies and regions.
Our client is seeking an experienced Interim Accounts Payable Manager to stabilise, reshape, and modernise their global AP function.
What you ll be doing:
- Provide clear direction and day-to-day leadership to the AP team
- Rebuild trust, teamwork, and accountability across the function
- Establish a culture of ownership, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
- Design and implement consistent end-to-end AP processes
- Strengthen financial controls, segregation of duties, and compliance across multiple entities and geographies
- Assess current system use
- Lead the adoption of AP automation and workflow technology
- Oversee weekly and monthly payment runs, supplier management, and reconciliations
- Manage escalation of AP issues with urgency and professionalism
-Produce accurate and timely reports for the Group Financial Operations Controller, highlighting risks, cash flow impacts, and progress on improvements
What we re looking for:
- Extensive experience as an AP Manager
- Strong track record of process improvement
- Experience working in an international business
- Extensive team management experience
- A proactive, flexible team player with great communication skills.
What s on offer:
- Salary up to £70,000 depending on experience.
- Hybrid working model 2 days in the office and the rest from home.
- A supportive team environment in a growing, international organisation.
- Opportunities to get involved in wider finance projects and process improvements.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys ownership of the AP function and wants to work in a professional, fast-moving business with international exposure.
If interested, please hit apply, or email me directly: (url removed)
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
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