Accounts Payable Administrator

Superdrug Stores Plc; Croydon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and beauty retailer in Croydon is seeking an Accounts Payable Administrator to provide finance admin support. The ideal candidate will manage invoices, resolve queries, and ensure compliance with finance policies. Attention to detail and Excel proficiency are essential. Join a vibrant team committed to delivering exceptional service and enjoy great perks, including discounts and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Staff discount codes

30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products

Company pension matching

Bonus

Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes

Qualifications

• Quick learner who can work to a deadline.
• Keen eye for detail and a passion for finance.
• Good understanding of Excel.
• Experience in a shared service environment is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all invoices are processed in a timely manner.
• Proactively respond to and resolve stakeholder and supplier queries.
• Process and prioritize payments according to business needs.
• Reconcile all bank accounts and investigate discrepancies.
• Champion finance policies and procedures.
• Support the development of processes for greater efficiency.
• Ensure compliance and complete month-end tasks.
• Review supplier aging and develop action plans for resolution.

Skills

Attention to detail

Finance knowledge

Proficient in Excel

Ability to meet deadlines

Job description

Overview

Responsible for providing back office finance admin support, the Accounts Payable Administrator will ensure all overhead, property and commercial vendor payments related to all Superdrug and Savers stores are accounted for and reported correctly, supporting the brands to continue to trade efficiently and delight customers across all channels. This role reports to the AP Manager for AS Watson Health & Beauty UK. A typical day in this role includes: ensuring all invoices are processed in a timely manner; proactively responding to and resolving stakeholder and supplier queries and escalating where necessary; processing and prioritising payments in line with payment schedule and business need; reconciling all bank accounts and investigating to ensure cleared on a timely basis; reconciling vendor accounts to statements and following best practice in relation to vendor balance sheet accounts; championing finance policies, processes and procedures; supporting the continual development of processes and procedures to improve efficiency; ensuring accurate reporting and compliance processes are followed, including completion of all month end tasks; regular review of supplier aging and development of action plans to resolve aged items; interacting with a variety of stakeholders including Commercial, supply chain, procurement, property functions, and key vendors and suppliers from outside the BU; other ad hoc activities as directed. Hours: 37.5 per week, 9.00am – 5.30pm.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all invoices processed in a timely manner
• Proactively responding to and resolving stakeholder and supplier queries and escalating where necessary
• Processing and prioritising payments in line with payment schedule and business need
• Reconciling all bank accounts and investigating to ensure cleared on a timely basis
• Reconciling vendor accounts to statements and following best practice in relation to vendor balance sheet accounts
• Championing finance policies, processes and procedures
• Supporting the continual development of processes and procedures to improve efficiency
• Ensuring accurate reporting and compliance processes are followed, including completion of all month end tasks
• Regular review of supplier aging and development of action plans to resolve aged items
• Interacting with stakeholders across Commercial, supply chain, procurement, property functions and key vendors and suppliers
• Undertaking other ad hoc activities as directed

What you'll need

• A quick learner who can work to a deadline
• A keen eye for detail and a passion for finance
• Good understanding of Excel
• Experience of working in a shared service environment would be ideal

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station, is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities. We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun. Our success comes from our people - they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Currently we are working from home in line with government guidelines. When we are able you will be working in a stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
• Company pension matching and bonus
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes

Come and be part of something special