AR & AP Manager We are looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable Manager to join our team! You will be part of a busy department and will be responsible for the AR and AP Ledgers across two UK entities, ensuring the timely processing of cash received, credit notes and manual invoices and ensuring that all customer queries are dealt with promptly and accurately therefore minimising bad debts. You will be responsible for the supervision of the team and the overall running of the purchase ledger department. Your key responsibilities will include: • Having full ownership of both AR and AP ledgers at two UK entities. • Cash forecast preparation to support the Group Treasury Manager. • Supervision of all cash postings in and out. • Review of the full aged debt report and aged creditors report on a regular basis to ensure any issues are identified, are being dealt with and senior staff informed. • New customer and supplier account forms/credit changes are reviewed, authorised and implemented in a timely manner. • Understand pricing and payment variances and resolving issues promptly. • Supervising the AR and AP teams to ensure queries, credit notes and manual invoices are processed on a timely basis and bad debts are minimised. • Preparation of half and full year credit note provision and bad debt provision workings and schedules for statutory reporting purposes and liaising with auditors. • Preparation of all audit deliverables for AR and AP. • Ensure company and banking policies are adhered to with regards to payment processing. • Authorising the release of sales orders on hold and resolution of any issues. • Ensure the AR and AP inboxes are being continually monitored. • Responsible for credit monitoring. • Collaborating with the sales team/IT and Legal when new major customers or suppliers are set up to ensure we have the correct information required for correct billing and cash allocation before the account goes live. Why work for us We believe that our people are our greatest asset and the Group’s success is directly related to the effectiveness of our people. We want people to join our team who are as passionate as we are about our six wonderful brands, our products, and our heritage and share the same values. Portmeirion Group has heritage and family at our core. We have a responsibility to our employees, customers, communities and the people that bring our products into their homes, and we work hard to reflect this in everything we do. Our business and brands have a global footprint and strong history. They are grounded in family values, craft, and a commitment to making beautiful products that bring people together and are passed from generation to generation. We operate with integrity, decency, honesty, positivity and inclusion. We use our talent for innovation and creativity to solve challenges and explore how we can become custodians of the future. We build our global business in a way that evolves this heritage to safeguard the next generation; Combining the best of the past with today’s innovations and designs to make our business as good as it possibly can be and create a positive legacy for the future. For our employees, communities, customers and the planet. Location: Stoke Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full time, 38.75 hours per week Salary: Competitive You may also have experience in the following: Accounts Manager, Accounts Receivable Manager, Accounts Payable Manager, Finance Officer, Accounts Officer, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable Assistant, AAT, Accounting Assistant, Accounts Officer, Finance, Finance Officer, Finance Administrator, Accounts Administrator, Bookkeeper, Invoicing, Reconciliation, Purchase Ledger REF- (Apply online only)