Accounts Payable SUPERVISOR

Greencore; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food manufacturer is seeking a finance role for a 12 month fixed-term contract. You will oversee daily accounting activities, develop and train team members, and ensure compliance with financial processes. Ideal candidates will have finance management experience and strong Excel skills. This role is based in the East Midlands and offers opportunities for process improvement and team development.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance system management and financial internal controls.
• Experience supervising and developing a team.
• Substantial numeracy skills and impeccable attention to detail.
• Experience working in a similar finance environment.
• Intermediate Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily accounting activities to maintain control accounts.
• Develop and train colleagues in transactions.
• Supervise and review clerks' work for compliance.
• Ensure timely resolution of transactional queries.
• Prepare and monitor weekly cash flows.
• Identify and improve process deficiencies using KPIs.

Skills

Finance system management

Supervision and team development

Numeracy skills

Attention to detail

Intermediate Excel skills

Job description

12 Month FTC

Role Purpose: Control transactional activities by monitoring accounting practices and supervising colleagues whilst personally managing and resolving queries, maintaining, and developing key performance indicators, driving process improvements and supporting the wider finance function.

Key Accountabilities

• Oversee the daily accounting activities and reporting required to accurately maintain relevant control accounts
• Develop and train colleagues in transactions to ensure business processes are known and adhered to consistently
• Supervise, direct, and review the work of clerks to ensure compliance to process and delivery of key performance indicators e.g. timeliness and accuracy is achieved
• Review key transactional reports to ensure queries are resolved in a timely and effective manner
• Preparation and monitoring of weekly cash flows to communicate the cash requirements of the business
• Using transactional key performance indicators to identify and improve process deficiencies and communicate performance insight

Experience Required

• Experience in finance system management and financial internal controls
• Experince having supervised and developed a team
• Substantial numeracy skills and impeccable attention to detail
• Experience of working in a similar finance environment
• Intermediate Excel skills