Accounts Payable Supervisor (P2P) - TV Production

About the company

Cutting edge factual TV Production company are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Supervisor to manage the end-to-end Procure to Pay (P2P) process.

Your tasks

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end Procure to Pay (P2P) process.
• Implement best & current P2P practices.
• Identify opportunities for automation for a rapidly growing business.
• Managing the AP specialists in the team, and provide training/guidance to them as necessary.
• Be the owner of the Group's Procurement/P2P policy (e.g. No PO, No Pay and Group's payment terms are met)
• Enhance supplier relationships and negotiate favourable payment terms.
• Conduct periodic reviews and audits to ensure process accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure any supplier queries/disputes are resolved in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Ensure that appropriate support is provided to Production Accountants and Production Management team in general on invoice/payment queries.
• Support financial accounting team as necessary on cash flow forecasting, VAT return queries and be a lead support in answering external auditor questions relating to supplier invoices and payments.
• Regular review of trade payables and follow up/investigate anomalous and/or aged creditors as necessary.
• Any other duties commensurate with the role.

Requirements

• Proven (at least 5 years) working experience in P2P.
• Robust understanding of leading edge practices and developments in transaction processing
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles
• Experience of implementing best P2P practices in a scaling business
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact with employees, superiors, and suppliers.
• Well planned, organized with keen attention to detail and ability to work with a high level of accuracy
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment

Other

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.