Accounts Payable Supervisor

Henderson Brown Recruitment • Temporary • Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom • £35k - £40k / year • 2h ago

A successful and well-established organisation in Cambridgeshire is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Supervisor to join its finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is a great opportunity for an AP professional who enjoys being hands-on, supporting a busy finance operation and ensuring suppliers, systems and processes run smoothly. You'll take responsibility for overseeing daily Accounts Payable activity, supporting the team and helping maintain accurate and efficient financial processes.

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Contract: 1-year fixed-term contract

Working Pattern: Full-time, onsite

The Role

Reporting into the wider finance function, you will play an important role in supporting the delivery of a high-quality Accounts Payable service. You'll help manage workload, ensure invoices and payments are processed accurately, and provide support across key finance deadlines, including month-end and year-end.

This role would suit someone who enjoys working closely with colleagues, resolving issues and improving the day-to-day running of AP processes.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the day-to-day Accounts Payable workload, ensuring invoices, purchase orders and payments are processed accurately and within deadlines.
Support supplier payment runs, statement reconciliations, ledger postings and resolution of invoice queries.
Assist with month-end and year-end activities, ensuring financial records are complete, accurate and up to date.
Provide support and guidance across the AP function, helping improve processes and contributing to wider finance projects.

About You

You'll be an organised and detail-oriented finance professional with solid Accounts Payable experience and the ability to support a busy transactional finance environment.

You may already be working at a senior AP or supervisory level, or be ready to take the next step in your career. An AAT qualification would be advantageous, although strong practical experience will also be considered.

You'll ideally have:

Previous Accounts Payable experience, ideally at a senior or supervisory level, with a good understanding of AP processes.
Strong organisation skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
Confident communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships across finance teams and wider stakeholders.
Good IT skills, including Excel and experience using finance systems/ERP platforms, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected organisation within a supportive finance team, offering the chance to make a real impact during a key period of business activity.

If you are an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking for a hands-on 12-month contract opportunity in Cambridgeshire, we would welcome your application.

Apply

Get more jobs like this

Create a free job alert