Accounts Payable Manager - Maternity Cover
Moonbug Entertainment, United Kingdom
Job Description
Moonbug is a global entertainment company that creates and distributes fun and safe content for children which encourages healthy values such as compassion, empathy and resilience, while teaching fundamental life skills. We are a team of entertainment and technology experts with an ambition to redefine the kid’s entertainment industry in this new digital age. Owning digital IP with views in the billions, we know where kids are and what they like. This gives us the power to create content that is relevant to kids and available in the way that they want it.
Please check us out at www.moonbug.com.
The Role
We’re looking for an Accounts Payable Manager (12 months maternity cover) who will be responsible for running the Accounts Payable Department. Someone hard working, ambitious and genuine, who works best in the midst of a collaborative and forward-thinking team, and is committed to providing a great service to our suppliers and internal teams.
Primary Responsibilities
- Ensure the smooth running of the Accounts Payable (EMEA, APAC, and the US)
- Managing the day-to-day running of the purchase ledger, ensuring all supplier invoices have been entered and reconciled at the end of each month on a timely basis across the group
- Managing and preparing payment runs
- Ensuring payments are processed onto the ledger on a timely basis and assisting with bank reconciliations
- Ensuring financial processes are adhered to, and implement new AP process i.e new supplier process, and recommending changes to further improve the AP process
- Being key contact for suppliers, managing and negotiating better terms, and liaising with internal teams on accounts payable queries
- Managing the expenses policy amp; reconciling non production credit cards
- Ensuring completion of and assisting with bank reconciliations
- Support wider accounting team with month end processes
- Managing a team of two accounts payable assistants
Requirements
- Proven AP experience gained in a commercial office environment
- Experience dealing with multiple currencies and territories
- Demonstrable experience of implementing new processes - improving the overall AP process
- Have an independent, flexible and collaborative approach to work
- A self-starter attitude with attention to detail
- Excellent communication and organizational skills at all levels
- Experience working within a fast growth business environment, able to prioritise in a fast moving amp; dynamic environment
- Proactive attitude to work and problem solving
- Intermediate level of Microsoft Excel (vlookups, sumifs, etc)
- Proactive in helping colleagues
- Excellent time management skills and ability to delegate
- Keen to learn, add value and help drive the business forward
- Experience working with Navision would be
Benefits
As well as working for one of the world's leading entertainment companies, you will get private health, gym membership, pension, life assurance, Moonbug swag and an amazing office, with rooftop restaurant in the heart of camden!