Accounts Payable Manager — Lead Finance Team & Processes

Pertemps Network Group; Wednesbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Network Group is recruiting an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to lead a dedicated AP team in the West Midlands. The role combines hands-on finance work with leadership oversight, ensuring accurate processing, timely payments and robust controls.

You will own the purchase ledger, drive process improvements, support month-end reporting and maintain audit-ready records while mentoring staff to grow their skills in VAT, reconciliations and vendor management.

Qualifications

• Hands-on management of an Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger team.
• Strong understanding of accruals, prepayments, VAT and reconciliations.
• Experience with Sage 200, Xero, QuickBooks or Intact; advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, Lookups).
• AAT Level 4 or equivalent; ACCA or CIMA part-qualified advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support AP team, manage workloads and backlogs.
• Oversee invoice processing, supplier payments, reconciliations and query resolution.
• Ensure invoices are authorised, coded and allocated.
• Managing purchase ledger discrepancies and reviewing nominal ledger accounts.
• Preparing and reconciling accruals, prepayments, control accounts and balance sheet accounts.
• Overseeing intercompany transactions and reconciliations.
• Managing payment runs and maintaining financial controls.
• Supporting month-end reporting, journals and cost analysis.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, automation and reporting.
• Ensuring VAT compliance and maintaining audit-ready records.

Skills

Strong leadership

Accounts Payable knowledge

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Education

AAT Level 4 or equivalent

ACCA or CIMA part-qualified (advantageous)

Tools

Sage 200

Xero

QuickBooks

Intact

Job description

Pertemps Network Group is recruiting an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to lead a dedicated AP team in the West Midlands. The role combines hands-on finance work with leadership oversight, ensuring accurate processing, timely payments and robust controls.

You will own the purchase ledger, drive process improvements, support month-end reporting and maintain audit-ready records while mentoring staff to grow their skills in VAT, reconciliations and vendor management.