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Madano
London, Hybrid
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Compensation
£40,000 -
£45,000 dependant on skills and experience
This is a fixed-term maternity cover position until December 2027. Reporting to the Financial Controller
, the Accounts Payable Manager leads the day-to-day operations of the accounts payable function for our UK agencies, ensuring accurate and timely processing of all AP transactions, robust financial controls, and high standards of compliance. This role is based in London with minimum
3 days in the office. The AP Manager is responsible for overseeing and developing a team of AP juniors, managing vendor relationships, and driving continuous improvement across the purchase-to-pay cycle. The AP Manager is a detail-oriented, commercially aware, and proactive leader with strong technical knowledge of AP processes, systems, and controls, and a commitment to delivering high-quality financial operations in support of month-end and audit requirements.
Overall Objectives of the Role
Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable function, ensuring invoices, payments, and expenses are processed accurately, on time, and in line with company policies and financial controls. Maintain the integrity of the AP ledger by reviewing and approving transactions, monitoring aged payables, and ensuring all supporting documentation and departmental approvals are in place prior to payment.
Provide effective oversight of the team's daily workload, managing capacity and prioritisation to meet processing deadlines and month-end close requirements. Act as the primary escalation point for complex vendor queries, disputed invoices, and payment issues, resolving matters efficiently and professionally. Champion compliance, fraud prevention, and process improvement across the AP function, ensuring controls are consistently applied and updated in line with business needs.
AVENIR GLOBAL is a leading international communications and consulting group that brings together specialized agencies across sectors including healthcare, public affairs, and corporate communications. The finance team supports multiple brands and global offices, ensuring accurate financial reporting, efficient vendor payments, and compliance with local and international accounting requirements.
Important Information
Our recruitment process can consist of virtual interviews, in person interviews, and written tasks, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements so that we can accommodate your needs during this process.
We embrace the use of AI across our business and see it as a valuable tool in our work. However, as part of our recruitment process, we ask candidates not to use AI to generate application content or complete written tasks. Submissions may be reviewed using AI detection tools to ensure we can fairly assess each candidate’s own skills and experience. AI use is encouraged once in role.
Our Benefits
As well as the basic salary, great social events and a culture of continual learning, our competitive benefits package includes:
Four-week sabbatical after every 5 years’ service.
Madano offers a range of first rate, dedicated training that enables employees to take control of their careers to become experts in their field and trusted advisors to clients.
*Some benefits are contingent on successful completion of probation period.
Equal Opportunities
Madano is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and non-discrimination. At all times we aim to recruit, develop and promote the very best people, basing judgement solely on suitability for the job.
We particularly encourage applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as disabled people, ethnic minorities and neurodiverse people.
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