Accounts Payable Supervisor

Manchester Arndale; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking an Accounts Payable Team Supervisor for their Ipswich office. The role involves managing the accounts payable team, ensuring compliance, and enhancing internal controls. The company values professional development and offers a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Free coffee and hot chocolates

Replenishable fruit basket

Access to exclusive discounts and rewards

Qualifications

• Experience managing a high-volume transactional Accounts Payable function.
• Experience improving internal control and process frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the existing accounts payable team.
• Oversee daily, weekly, and month-end accounts payable functions.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Effective communication

Self-motivated

Excellent organisation skills

Positive attitude

Education

AAT level 3 or comparative finance qualification

Tools

Access Dimensions

Microsoft Dynamics 365

OCR technology

Job description

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

About The Role:

Role Overview

We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Team Supervisor to join our passionate and driven team based at our Ipswich office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop the existing accounts payable team, including Accounts Payable Assistants and Senior Accounts Payable Assistants.
• Drive team performance and delivery of objectives and embed a culture of compliance and internal control.
• Oversee daily, weekly, and month-end for the accounts payable functions including the month-end close process, supplier statement reconciliations, invoice processing and supplier payments
• Ensure the process of supplier statement reconciliation is full proactive and clearly managed the end-to-end process from reconciliation to resolution of any queries or missing documents so that the account is fully in line with expectations
• Ensure the statement reconciliation process, is full proactive and clearly managed the end-to-end process from reconciliation to resolution of any queries or missing documents so that the account is fully in line with expectations.
• Manage the SLAs within the team (agreed both internally and externally)
• Build and maintain relationships with major stakeholders, such as key suppliers, the procurement team and the divisional finance lead.
• Work alongside the AP Team Leader and finance leads to ensure that the function is providing the best available data to support the business operations.
• Ensuring correct training is provided to staff within accounts payable teams.

Requirements:

• Experience improving internal control and process frameworks
• Effective communication across a range of stakeholders
• Experience managing a ‘high-volume’ transactional Accounts Payable function
• Self-motivated and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with line management, including managing temporary resource
• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to prioritise and manage own workload and the workload of the team.
• Have a positive and focused attitude when dealing with all colleagues
• Experience using Access Dimensions, Concept, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and OCR technology is desirable.
• Experience with CIS tax is desirable
• AAT level 3 or comparative finance qualification is desirable

Why join OCS?

OCS are ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For in 2025, reflecting our dedication to building a supportive workplace where our colleagues feel valued and motivated.

Our Catering team offers breakfast and lunch services at our Ipswich head office, along with free coffee, hot chocolates and a replenishable fruit basket.

Our hybrid working model allows for our colleagues to have greater flexibility. Colleagues are required to work from the office a minimum of three days per week to leverage the collaborative benefits of in-person work have the option of remote working for two days.

We believe in investing in our colleague’s futures. The OCS Academy provides a range of courses and resources that will allow you to grow your personal skills and advance your career

With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.