Accounts Payable Manager

Accounts Payable Manager | Hybrid | 6 Months FTC | Liverpool | £35000-£40000 Your new company You will be working for an educational institution based in Liverpool. Your new role - Oversee the Accounts Payable function, ensuring suppliers are paid promptly and in line with agreed payment terms, while optimising processes to support effective cash flow management. - Manage the Purchase Invoice Processing (PIP) team, including conducting annual performance reviews, regular 1:1 meetings, delivering staff training, setting and monitoring performance targets, and organising team workflows to ensure timely completion of tasks. - Build and maintain professional networks internally and externally to facilitate collaboration, support timely accounts payable processes, share best practices, and influence policies, procedures, or service improvements. - Act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, committees, and regulatory bodies regarding accounts payable matters. - Produce monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc accounts payable reports and analysis for management. - Create and maintain up-to-date process documentation to ensure consistency, accuracy, and clarity in workflows. - Work closely with Payment Processing and Procurement teams to ensure supplier records are accurate and regularly reconciled. - Undertake other duties as required by the line manager, commensurate with the role. - Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration across the team and wider organisation, approaching complex and sensitive operational issues with creativity, sound judgment, and a strong understanding of organisational priorities and systems. What you'll need to succeed - Experience as an Accounts Payable Manager - Used to processing up to 1000 invoices a week What you'll get in return - Hybrid working What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. # 4760910