Location: Windsor, UK
Salary: Up to £45k per annum
En Route International, with offices in UK, US, UAE, and Australia, is a leading business services group providing bakery and catering solutions to the travel industry. The company is part of the Emirates/dnata group, headquartered in Dubai, UAE. Forecast to turnover £65m this financial year, the business is growing rapidly and needs experienced and passionate people to help the business hit its £200m revenue target in the next 3 years.
The AP and AR function has been under increasing pressure due to new systems and the high growth environment.
Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable (AP/AR) Manager will oversee the financial transactions of En Route, managing both the payables and receivables functions.
Key objectives:
* Responsible for the ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, and coordinating with vendors and clients
* Preparation of month end accrual journals
* Ensure a robust control environment within the transactions team
* Responsible for maintaining financial records, resolving discrepancies, and implementing efficient processes to optimize cash flow
* Take responsibility for short-term cash flow forecasting and currency funding needs and implement improved cash flow forecasting for all entities
* Ensuring all vendors accounts are reconciled and up to date
* Supporting the annual External Audit process for the UK entity and overseas units as required
* Supporting the development of monthly and quarterly rolling forecast process
* Drive improved efficiency in AP and ensuring payment run process is streamlined and reviewed adequately
* Working with IT team to deliver weekly reporting dashboards on team performance against targets to management, providing clear insights into team progress and identifying areas for improvement
* Assist with implementing and maintaining internal controls, processes, and procedures in line with Internal Audit
Key Responsibilities
* Weekly cash forecast (data sources being creditors, budget / forecast & prior week movement)
* Month end accrual preparation
* Bank account and cash management
* Government pay on time reporting
* Year end audit support (reconciliation work with variance investigation)
* Supervise 2 AP Analysts and 1 AR Analyst
Main Contacts for this Job:
Head of Financial Control and Governance
* AP/AR team
* Procurement team
* IT team
Knowledge base:
Strong understanding of the finance transactions function
Proven track record in process improvement or automation
Ability to analyse and summarise high volumes of data with a keen attention to detail
Experience in a FMCG/manufacturing environment is advantageous
Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with an international group structure
Advanced IT skills, particularly Microsoft suite (including Excel, Dynamics, Power BI)
Use of Business Central highly preferable
AAT/ ACCA part-qualified/ CIMA part-qualified
* Strong leadership skills
* At least 5 years’ experience acting as AP supervisor
* High attention to detail
* Highly organised and able to hit the ground running
* Ability to handle high levels of pressure and critical decision making
* Excellent written and oral English skills
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