Accounts Payable Manager — Lead & Optimize Payments

Wernick Group Limited; Wickford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday allowance

Group pension

Life Assurance 2 x annual salary

Employee assistance programme

Training and progression opportunities

Free onsite parking

Corporate Eyecare Scheme

Open door policy

Employee Referral scheme

Discounted retailers’ scheme

Job summary

The Wernick Group in Wickford, Essex is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to lead the AP department at Head Office. You will oversee invoice processing, payments, and supplier relations, while driving process improvements and ensuring compliance with deadlines.

The ideal candidate brings several years in AP, supervisory experience, and strong accounting knowledge. This role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a clear pathway for progression within a family‑owned,

Qualifications

• Several years of experience within Accounts Payable, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced in Excel.
• Familiar with using accounts software packages.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end Accounts Payable process, including invoice receipt, coding, approval workflows, and payment runs, and staff management.
• Ensure invoices are processed accurately and within agreed payment terms.
• Continually review and update existing procedures, and ensure testing and verifying of all new or amended systems & processes within the AP department.
• Completing all month end routines, reconciliation’s and reports on time.
• Running weekly BACS payments for all Group companies.
• Liaising with the Supply Chain Department to build good working relationships with all suppliers.
• Ensuring prompt entry of Direct Debit/cheque payments onto financial system by team members.
• Ensuring timely submission to HMRC of monthly CIS tax payments.
• Collating and Reporting Payment Practice data.
• Producing monthly and quarterly reports for Senior Management.
• Prepare and submit monthly summary of external queries with suppliers.
• Opening new Supplier accounts in accordance with correct supply chain procedures.
• Manage all system issues with the IT department and MCS software support.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Supervisory experience

Accounting principles

Communication skills

Under pressure

Analytical skills

Excel

Accounts software

Team leadership

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Wernick Group in Wickford, Essex is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to lead the AP department at Head Office. You will oversee invoice processing, payments, and supplier relations, while driving process improvements and ensuring compliance with deadlines.

The ideal candidate brings several years in AP, supervisory experience, and strong accounting knowledge. This role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a clear pathway for progression within a family‑owned,