Sector: Part-Qualified Accountancy & Transactional Finance

Location: East Midlands

Type: Permanent

Ref: BBBH72640_1783508772

Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum

Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Manager

Location: Northamptonshire
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 + Benefits
Working Pattern: 4 days per week in the office

Join a Private Equity-Backed Business on an Exciting Growth Journey

Our client is a well-established, private equity-backed business with a strong market presence and an ambitious growth strategy. Following recent investment, the organisation is continuing to expand and invest across its operations, supported by an experienced leadership team and a clear vision for the future.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful, fast-paced business during a period of positive transformation, where you'll have the chance to make a genuine impact within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

The Role

Reporting into the Finance Director, we are seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable Manager to lead and develop the Group's transactional finance function.

Managing a team of three, you will take ownership of both the sales and purchase ledger functions, ensuring robust financial controls, efficient processes and excellent stakeholder service across the business.

This is a hands-on leadership role that will suit someone who enjoys improving processes, developing people and working within a growing private equity-backed environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of three transactional finance professionals.


• Oversee the end-to-end Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions.


• Ensure timely and accurate invoicing, collections and supplier payments.


• Manage cash allocation, credit control and aged debtor reporting.


• Monitor supplier relationships and payment processes.


• Drive continuous improvement across transactional finance processes and controls.


• Support month-end close activities, reconciliations and reporting.


• Work closely with internal departments to resolve queries and improve efficiency.


• Ensure compliance with company policies and financial controls.

About You

We're looking for an experienced transactional finance professional who combines strong operational expertise with the ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience managing both Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions within a fast-paced B2B environment.

• Experience working with customers across sectors such as leisure, hospitality, healthcare, facilities management, distribution or other service-led, multi-site industries would be useful.

• A strong understanding of high-volume transactional finance, including credit control, supplier management, cash allocation and payment processes.

• Proven experience leading, mentoring and developing transactional finance teams.

• Excellent knowledge of financial controls and process improvement, with a continuous improvement mindset.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across finance, operations, customers and suppliers.

• Previous experience within a distribution, engineering, service or product-based business would be advantageous.

• Experience working within a growing or private equity-backed business would be beneficial, although not essential.

What's on Offer

• Salary of £45,000-£55,000.


• Opportunity to join a successful, growing private equity-backed organisation.


• A visible management role with genuine opportunity to influence and improve finance operations.


• Supportive leadership team and positive working culture.


• Long-term career development as the business continues its ambitious growth plans.

If you're an experienced AR & AP Manager looking to join a business with exciting growth ambitions and the opportunity to make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Skills:

Our client is a private equity-backed business with a strong market presence and ambitious growth plans is looking to recruit an experienced AP and AR Manager to oversee a small transaction team