Description:
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Manager Location: Northamptonshire
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 + Benefits
Working Pattern: 4 days per week in the office
Join a Private Equity-Backed Business on an Exciting Growth Journey Our client is a well-established, private equity-backed business with a strong market presence and an ambitious growth strategy. Following recent investment, the organisation is continuing to expand and invest across its operations, supported by an experienced leadership team and a clear vision for the future.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful, fast-paced business during a period of positive transformation, where you'll have the chance to make a genuine impact within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
The Role Reporting into the Finance Director, we are seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable Manager to lead and develop the Group's transactional finance function.
Managing a team of three, you will take ownership of both the sales and purchase ledger functions, ensuring robust financial controls, efficient processes and excellent stakeholder service across the business.
This is a hands-on leadership role that will suit someone who enjoys improving processes, developing people and working within a growing private equity-backed environment.
Key Responsibilities - Lead, mentor and develop a team of three transactional finance professionals.
- Oversee the end-to-end Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions.
- Ensure timely and accurate invoicing, collections and supplier payments.
- Manage cash allocation, credit control and aged debtor reporting.
- Monitor supplier relationships and payment processes.
- Drive continuous improvement across transactional finance processes and controls.
- Support month-end close activities, reconciliations and reporting.
- Work closely with internal departments to resolve queries and improve efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and financial controls.
About YouWe're looking for an experienced transactional finance professional who combines strong operational expertise with the ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.You'll ideally have:
- Previous experience managing both Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions within a fast-paced B2B environment.
- Experience working with customers across sectors such as leisure, hospitality, healthcare, facilities management, distribution or other service-led, multi-site industries would be useful.
- A strong understanding of high-volume transactional finance, including credit control, supplier management, cash allocation and payment processes.
- Proven experience leading, mentoring and developing transactional finance teams.
- Excellent knowledge of financial controls and process improvement, with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across finance, operations, customers and suppliers.
- Previous experience within a distribution, engineering, service or product-based business would be advantageous.
- Experience working within a growing or private equity-backed business would be beneficial, although not essential.
What's on Offer - Salary of £45,000-£55,000.
- Opportunity to join a successful, growing private equity-backed organisation.
- A visible management role with genuine opportunity to influence and improve finance operations.
- Supportive leadership team and positive working culture.
- Long-term career development as the business continues its ambitious growth plans.
If you're an experienced AR & AP Manager looking to join a business with exciting growth ambitions and the opportunity to make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
