AP/AR Manager

Spencer Richardson are proudly supporting a well‑established organisation seeking an experienced AR/AP Manager to lead its accounts receivable and accounts payable functions with a primary focus of driving strong cash collection performance and foresight of expenditure requirements.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, this role will focus on reducing debtor days, managing credit risk, resolving billing disputes, and providing clear visibility of cash collection performance across the business on the accounts receivable side. Whilst the accounts payable area will focus on PO raising, authority limits, 3-way match and spend reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• AR ownership – leadership of AR policies, credit risk management, and cash collection activity
• DSO reduction – proactive credit control, prioritisation, and dispute resolution
• Cash forecasting – producing accurate cash collection forecasts and AR reporting
• Stakeholder partnership – close collaboration with Sales and Finance leadership to improve billing accuracy and remove barriers to collection
• Process improvement – leveraging ERP systems to enhance visibility, control, and efficiency
• AP ownership – leadership of AP policies, supplier management and the summary of spend requirements
• Authorised spend process, actuals to budget comparison, supplier liaison and query resolve

About You

• Proven AR / credit control leadership experience
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• ERP‑savvy with a focus on process improvement
• Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs and other core analytical functions
• Experience in managing a team
• Hands‑on leadership
• Governance & controls focused
• Systems, processes & controls – wrote, improved, monitored and actioned end‑to‑end frameworks to strengthen accuracy, efficiency and compliance

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