Creditors / Accounts Payable Working Supervisor
Strong people-management and deadline-management experience is required.
This is a hands-on Creditors / Accounts Payable Working Supervisor role. The successful candidate will supervise a small AP team while also actively processing invoices and supporting the purchase ledger function in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment. This role is suited to someone who has grown through creditors/AP, understands manual invoice processing, can work accurately with large volumes, is strong on Excel, and has proven experience managing team performance, deadlines, escalations, and supplier/internal queries.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise Accounts Payable team (maximum 7 staff), including performance management, training, development, appraisals, and recruitment
- Provide hands-on support in purchase ledger processing within a high-volume environment
- Oversee purchase ledger accuracy, ensuring timely processing, correct allocation, and up-to-date supplier accounts
- Ensure all AP processes, controls, and approval procedures are followed, including invoice authorisation and delegated authority compliance
- Manage supplier onboarding in line with company procedures and perform supplier statement reconciliations
- Manage, prioritise, and schedule proforma and ad-hoc payments, ensuring sufficient currency availability
- Monitor bank exposure, overdraft risk, and foreign exchange requirements Support audit and year-end processes as the first-line contact for AP-related queries and documentation
- Ensure compliance with statutory reporting requirements, including P11D and PSA equivalent reporting
- Review and authorise journals raised by the AP team
- Coordinate with internal departments to resolve complex AP issues and manage financial/operational risk
- Continuously review AP processes, procedures, and systems to identify inefficiencies and implement improvements
- Ensure all financial data, records, and documentation are maintained in line with legal, statutory, and best-practice retention requirements
Minimum Requirements
- 5+ years Creditors / Accounts Payable experience
- Minimum 5 years supervisory experience in AP
- Must be a Working Supervisor (lead + process role)
- High-volume AP environment experience
- Audit experience required (year-end support)
- ERP system experience (SAP / Dynamics / Sage etc.)
- Advanced Excel essential and tested before interview
- Creditors / Accounts Payable Working Supervisor – High Volume Manual Processing
- This is a working supervisor role
- Manual invoice processing experience is essential.
- Advanced Excel is essential and will be tested.
- Strong people-management and deadline-management experience is required.
