Accounts Payable Manager

Penwortham, Lancashire
Morson Talent

Role: Accounts Payable Manager

Location: Preston Area

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £32,000 – £35,000

Role Purpose

Morson are partnering with an established, family-run business who supply some of the UK s largest retailers. With a strong reputation for quality and reliability, the company is continuing to grow and invest in its people, processes, and systems.

The Accounts Payable Manager will play a key role in the finance team, overseeing the integrity and accuracy of both the purchase and sales ledgers. This role involves managing high-volume transactions, supervising a small team, and ensuring deadlines are consistently met. The Accounts Payable Manager will also drive process improvement and system efficiencies across finance operations.

Key Responsibilities for the Role:

• Oversee the end-to-end purchase ledger process, including cashbook posting.
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices and reconciliations.
• Draft weekly payment runs for review.
• Run monthly aged creditors reviews with the Financial Controller.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing, reconciling balances to the trial balance.
• Supervise and develop the purchase ledger team.
• Support procurement reporting requests and budget management.
• Supervise and develop the sales ledger team.
• Oversee aged debt reporting and support wider business involvement in debt collection.
• Lead improvements in purchase ordering and invoice matching systems (e.g. Yooz).
• Oversee API functionality across purchase and sales ledger systems.
• Ensure housekeeping standards are maintained within purchase ordering systems.
• Prepare monthly contracts listings for the wider business.
• Support audit processes and statutory accounts preparation.

What we are looking for:

• Organised and able to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Motivated, proactive, and keen to develop.
• Previous experience within a finance team, ideally in a high-volume environment.
• Supervisory or team-leading experience is desirable.
• Experience with Sage (advantageous but not essential).

If you re looking to bring your technical accounting expertise into a business with exciting growth ambitions and a supportive, collaborative culture, this could be your ideal next move.

To be considered for this fantastic opportunity, you must APPLY NOW, making sure to attach your up-to-date CV.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone interview. If selected from the shortlist, a formal interview process will then begin.