Finance Manager

• Direct management of the Accounts Payable (AP) team.
• Work with individual members of the AP team to ensure supplier accounts are current, supplier invoices have been recorded in a timely and accurate fashion and payments have been allocated appropriately.
• Report KPI’s on volumes and values processed.
• Approve payments in the bank.
• Analyse the AP ledger, generate reports and ensure the accounts are reconciled and up to date.
• Liaise with suppliers and work with the AP team to resolve issues in a professional and timely manner.
• Manage the invoice approval process to ensure the correct process is being followed.
• Ensure supplier records of address, contact details and bank details are created and maintained with accuracy.
• Oversee all tasks performed by the Accounts Payable team.

• Direct management of the Accounts Receivable (AR) team.
• Direct management of the Cash Allocations (CA) team.
• Work with individual members of the AR & CA teams to ensure client accounts are current, customer receipts have been accurately recorded into the bank accounts and applied appropriately to customer accounts.
• Regular review of AR balances with the individual team members.
• Monthly reporting to Finance Director EMEA/APAC and other Senior Executives of the Group.
• Liaise with customers and work with the AR team to resolve issues in a professional and timely manner.
• Work closely with the Account Management team as necessary to prevent late receipts and collect on delinquent accounts.
• Report KPI’s on volumes and values processed.
• Oversee all tasks performed by the Accounts Receivable team.

• Management of a team of eight (8) +/- team members.
• Provide suggestions for increased efficiency within the function.
• Produce and report on daily bank statement summaries for all bank accounts.
• Cashflow management.
• Input into the production of internal cashflow statements.
• Direct management of AR/AP/CA specific systems and processes, including Finance Helpdesk.
• Any other duties as may be requested by the Company.

• Tertiary finance qualification or QBE. Professional qualification an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years management experience in a Finance team.
• Proven leadership qualities.
• Attention to detail, diligent and hardworking.
• Self-motivated, self-organised, proactive worker and leader with high professional standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Work to deadlines and ensure team completes responsibilities within established monthly timelines.
• Excellent computer literacy.
• Intermediate MS Office skills including MS Excel.
• Familiarity with MS Dynamics/Great Plains an advantage.

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