Full job descriptionAccounts Payable Supervisor - 6 Month FTC
Reading | Office Based
£40,000 - £50,000 + Benefits
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accounts Payable Supervisor to join a well-established organisation on a 6-month fixed-term contract.
Due to the requirement, candidates will need to be available at short notice.




Accounts Payable Supervisor - 6 Month FTC
Aldermaston - Office Based
£40,000 - £50,000 + Benefits
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accounts Payable Supervisor to join a well-established organisation on a 6-month fixed-term contract.
This is a hands-on leadership role with responsibility for a sizeable transactional finance team, ensuring the AP function operates efficiently, accurately and to a high standard. Alongside managing the day-to-day workload, you will help strengthen processes, improve controls and support wider improvements across the purchase-to-pay cycle.
Due to the requirement, candidates will need to be available at short notice.
Accounts Payable Supervisor Responsibilities
*Lead and support the Accounts Payable team
*Organise team activity to ensure workloads and deadlines are achieved
*Hands on invoice processing and payments
*Review and approve payment activity across both UK and international suppliers
*Ensure supplier accounts are kept accurate and investigate differences
*Handle supplier and internal finance queries where escalation is required
*Work with stakeholders to improve the flow of invoices and approvals
*Assist with period-end activity relating to Accounts Payable and purchase ledger
*Monitor team performance and provide relevant reporting to support
*Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve efficiency
*Help maintain effective approval controls across purchasing and payment


Accounts Payable Supervisor Requirements
*Strong background within Accounts Payable
*Previous experience leading and developing a transactional finance team
*Good understanding of the full purchase-to-pay lifecycle
*Experience improving AP processes, controls or ways of working
*Confident managing payment runs, reconciliations and control accounts
*Strong systems capability
*Good Excel skills, including lookups and PivotTables
*Comfortable dealing with senior stakeholders and suppliers
*Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
*Confident problem-solver who can deal with issues independently
*Must be available to start at short notice
Accounts Payable Supervisor Benefits
*6 month fixed-term contract
*£40,000 - £50,000 salary
*Reading location
*Fully office-based position
*Great benefits
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