Interim Accounts Payable Manager
Accounts Payable Manager | Wellingborough | Temporary to Permanent Opportunity
Location: Wellingborough Contract: Interim / Temporary with potential to become permanent Start: ASAP
We are currently partnering with a well-established organisation in the Wellingborough area to recruit an experienced Accounts Payable Manager during an exciting period of transformation and change.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on AP professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys improving processes and can bring structure, stability and strong leadership to a busy finance function.
The Role:
- Oversee the day-to-day running of the Accounts Payable function, ensuring accuracy, efficiency and timely processing.
- Lead, support and develop the AP team, maintaining high standards of performance.
- Review existing processes, identify inefficiencies and implement improvements.
- Support wider finance transformation initiatives, including systems and process changes.
- Manage supplier relationships, resolve complex queries and ensure effective payment controls.
- Work closely with senior finance stakeholders to drive improvements across the function.
- Ensure robust controls, reconciliations and reporting procedures are maintained.
About You:
We're looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Manager who can hit the ground running and make an immediate impact.
You'll ideally bring:
- Proven experience managing a busy, high-volume AP function.
- Strong people management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience supporting business transformation, systems improvements or process change.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the confidence to challenge existing ways of working.
- The ability to balance day-to-day operational responsibilities with longer-term improvements.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is more than just a business-as-usual AP management role. You'll have the opportunity to make a genuine difference within an organisation undergoing change, with the potential for the assignment to develop into a permanent position.
If you're immediately available, coming towards the end of a contract or considering your next move, I'd love to hear from you.
Get in touch for a confidential conversation or send your CV to find out more.