Accounts Payable Manager

JR United Kingdom; Crawley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK, Southerns Broadstock Interiors, seeks an Accounts Payable Manager to oversee purchase processing and manage creditor communications in Crawley. The role offers a competitive salary, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for professional development and growth.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + 1 life event day

Salary Exchange Pension Scheme

Company Life Assurance Scheme

Enhanced Parental Leave Pay

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounts & Cashback at retailers

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role required.
• Good written and verbal communication skills necessary.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices & credit notes.
• Prepare payment runs and ensure timely supplier payments.
• Conduct supplier statement reconciliations.

Skills

Communication

Initiative

Proactivity

Education

Experience in Accounts Payable

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Sage x3

Job description

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Accounts Payable Manager, crawley, west sussex

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Client:

Southerns Broadstock Interiors

Location:

crawley, west sussex, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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About the Company

Southerns Broadstock Interiors is one of the UK’s leading furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) manufacturers and supply specialists.

Furnishing spaces for both working and learning, we develop interior solutions that meet your unique needs, deliver innovation and optimise costs.

Our combined strengths in design, product specification and end-to-end service delivery make Southerns Broadstock Interiors a comprehensive, big thinking FF&E partner for your organisation.

We are proud to be named preferred suppliers and framework partners by some of the country’s most discerning institutions and consortia. We’ve earned this status over four decades by holding our services and products to stringent quality standards and by delivering value that extends far beyond the provision of furniture.

Sustainability, social value and inclusive design are important subjects for Southerns Broadstock Interiors, and we’re committed to working collaboratively with our customers to fully understand their own values and core challenges.

By sharing our subject knowledge and developing narrative together, we back up all decisions made and successfully implement change, creating a solution to meet the expectations of all stakeholders.

Ensuring you have the right environment to fully support and inspire your people demands specialist expertise and knowledge. That’s what we do, day in, day out at Southerns Broadstock Interiors.

Pay range and compensation package

• 37.5 hours per week
• 25 days annual leave + 1 life event day per annum
• Salary Exchange Pension Scheme
• Company Life Assurance Scheme
• Company Sick Pay
• Enhanced Parental Leave Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts & Cashback at retailors

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Processing purchase invoices & credit notes
• Raising purchase orders and checks of cost centre & nominal coding
• Ensuring overheads & costs are posted to the correct cost centre & nominal
• Responsible for preparation of payment run and running weekly reports ensuring all suppliers are paid on time
• Responsibility for liaising with FM ensuring sufficient funds in the bank prior to processing of payment runs.
• Supplier statement & account reconciliations
• Liaising with suppliers regarding queries and extending credit terms
• Setting up new supplier accounts, checking payment terms & credit limits
• Monitoring the shared finance inbox, responding to queries
• Managing the conflicted purchase invoices and ensuring they do not exceed our KPI Targets
• Working to meet finance & business KPI’s
• Bank Reconciliations
• Raising Contra’s when required
• Assisting with Audit Queries

Personal Specifications

• Proactive with an ability to demonstrate initiative and a positive outlook
• Willingness to learn and develop professionally
• Good communication skills both written and verbal required
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel preferable
• Previous experience of working in a similar role
• Sage x3 experience is an advantage

Equal Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of this Company to treat job applicants and employees in the same way regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, colour, nationality or disability. The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Equal opportunity is about good employment practices and efficient use of our most valuable asset, our employees. Every manager and employee has personal responsibility for the implementation of our policy.