Accounts Payable Manager

AP Manager London (hybrid working) We are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Manager to lead AP across the organisation as a whole, covering roughly a dozen entities across multiple countries, several currencies, and a mix of clinical and corporate suppliers. This is a hands-on role: you own the process, you own the numbers, and you are the person the business turns to when an AP question needs a clean answer. You will lead, coach and develop a small AP team, and act as the technical reference point on anything AP-related, from invoice capture through to accruals, prepayments and GRNI at month-end. We need someone who can operate autonomously from day one, set the standard for the team, and hold suppliers, budget owners and sites to that standard. Key responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end AP cycle across all entities, including invoice capture, coding, approvals, posting and payment.
• Lead, coach and develop the AP team, setting KPIs, managing workload allocation and driving continuous improvement.
• Serve as the reference point for AP technical questions, including VAT treatment, cut-off, intercompany, cross-border and disputed items.
• Own month-end AP close, including accruals, prepayments, GRNI, supplier statement reconciliations, aged creditor review and AP-related balance sheet accounts.
• Ensure AP data integrity in the accounting system across all entities, and maintain the supplier master while enforcing onboarding controls.
• Manage weekly and ad-hoc payment runs across multiple currencies, partnering with Treasury on cash forecasting inputs.
• Act as escalation point for sites, suppliers and budget holders, resolving issues at source rather than routing them upward.
• Support external auditors on AP, accruals and prepayment workstreams at year-end.
• Drive process and control improvements across the AP stack and the wider procure-to-pay flow. What we are looking for
• Significant AP experience at senior or lead level, with a proven track record of running the function autonomously. Prior experience managing and developing an AP team.
• Strong technical grounding, able to answer AP questions end-to-end, including accruals, prepayments, GRNI and cut-off, without escalation.
• Comfortable working across multiple entities, currencies and jurisdictions. Confident, structured communicator with sites, suppliers, auditors and senior finance stakeholders. High standards on accuracy, controls and documentation, and comfortable pushing back when something is not right. Nice to have
• Working knowledge of Sage Intacct.
• German language skills at business level, written and spoken.
• Experience in a multi-site services group, such as healthcare, aesthetics, hospitality or similar.
• Exposure to a spend management platform.
• Experience in an IFRS reporting environment with audit exposure. Unfortunately the client cannot offer visa sponsorship for the role.