Job Description

Are you an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking to take the next step in your career? Do you thrive in a busy finance environment where you can lead, improve processes, and make a real impact? My client is seeking an Accounts Payable Supervisor to join their dynamic team, overseeing a small AP function and ensuring smooth financial operations across a growing group.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys both hands-on AP work and team leadership, while having exposure to broader treasury responsibilities.

About the Role:

As the Accounts Payable Supervisor, you will manage the end-to-end AP process across the group, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. You'll lead and support a team of two, fostering a positive, proactive, and results-driven environment.

You will also be responsible for managing the company's OCR invoice system (Esker), overseeing the expenses platform, and taking a key role in the group's treasury function, including buying and selling foreign currency.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & AP Management

Supervise, support, and develop a team of two Accounts Payable Assistants. Oversee the accurate and timely processing of all supplier invoices and payments. Manage workload allocation, performance, and ongoing coaching. Maintain strong supplier relationships, resolving queries efficiently.

Payments & Banking

Prepare and process BACs and foreign payments. Reconcile supplier accounts and monitor outstanding balances.

Systems & Process Management

Oversee and optimise the Esker OCR invoice processing system. Manage and support the company expenses system, ensuring compliance with company policy. Continuously review AP processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Treasury Function

Manage the group treasury activity, including daily monitoring of cash positions. Buy and sell foreign currency for the group, ensuring cost-effective and compliant transactions. Provide treasury reports and insights to the Finance Manager / Financial Controller.

About You:

The ideal candidate will bring:

Proven experience in Accounts Payable, ideally in a supervisory or senior-level role. Strong people-management skills with the ability to lead, motivate and develop staff. Experience preparing BACs and foreign currency payments. Familiarity with OCR invoice solutions (Esker experience highly advantageous). Experience with expenses or similar systems. A good understanding of treasury processes or willingness to learn. Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a proactive mindset.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Application question(s):

What AP software systems have you used? Do you have experience managing high-volume invoice processing? Have you handled multi-currency transactions and international payments? Have you been responsible for month-end AP reporting or accruals? How many people have you supervised, and in what roles?
Experience:

Accounts Payable: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person