Accounts Payable Supervisor

Broster Buchanan; Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

25 days holiday

Personal day

Wellbeing program

Career development

Job summary

Broster Buchanan are recruiting an Accounts Payable Supervisor for a leading Northampton-based business. This role takes ownership of the AP function and leads a small Finance Operations team.

You will manage supplier payments, expenses, cash reconciliations and maintain strong financial controls while driving improvements across systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional finance, particularly Accounts Payable and cash reconciliation.
• Experience supervising a small finance team.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confident working across multiple finance systems and with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end BACS supplier payments and the P2D workflow.
• Oversee Accounts Payable processes and ensure timely supplier payments.
• Lead weekly cash reconciliations across a multi-site estate.
• Investigate reconciliation variances and unbanked cash.
• Oversee processing and allocation of approx. 200 authorised refunds each week.
• Review employee expense claims for policy compliance.
• Coach and support two Finance Operations Assistants.
• Maintain controls documentation for audit purposes.
• Identify inefficiencies and drive process improvements.
• Collaborate with operational teams, suppliers and senior finance colleagues.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Cash reconciliation

Team supervision

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

P2D system

Job description

Accounts Payable Supervisor
Location: Northampton

Broster Buchanan are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Supervisor on behalf of a leading local business in Northampton.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced transactional finance professional to take ownership of the Accounts Payable function while also leading a small Finance Operations team.

The Accounts Payable Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring supplier payments, expenses, cash reconciliations and other transactional finance processes are completed accurately and on time. You'll also play an important role in maintaining strong financial controls and identifying opportunities to improve systems and processes.

What we're looking for We're looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Supervisor or transactional finance professional who is comfortable working in a high-volume environment and taking ownership of a small team.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing the end-to-end BACS supplier payment process through the P2D system
• Overseeing the Accounts Payable process and ensuring supplier payments are accurate and delivered on time
• Leading weekly reviews of daily cash reconciliations across a large multi-site estate
• Investigating and resolving reconciliation variances, unbanked cash and late banking
• Overseeing the processing and accurate allocation of around 200 authorised patient refunds each week
• Reviewing employee expense claims against company policy before payments are processed
• Managing, coaching and supporting two Finance Operations Assistants
• Maintaining controls documentation and process information for audit purposes
• Identifying inefficiencies across finance systems and processes and driving practical improvements
• Working closely with operational teams, suppliers and senior finance colleagues

You’ll ideally have:

• Proven experience within transactional finance, particularly Accounts Payable, cash reconciliation or a similar high-volume environment
• Experience managing, supervising or developing a small finance team
• Strong attention to detail and a focus on getting things right first time
• Confidence working across multiple finance systems and identifying process or system issues
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to manage daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
• A strong understanding of financial controls and authorisation procedures
• Good communication skills, with the confidence to work with stakeholders across the business
• High levels of integrity and discretion when handling sensitive financial information

Desirable

• Experience working within a multi-site environment such as retail, healthcare or hospitality
• Experience with workflow-based Accounts Payable systems such as P2D
• Experience working with systems that aren't fully integrated and require manual reconciliation
• AAT qualification, equivalent qualification or currently studying towards one

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary + bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• An additional personal day
• Wellbeing support, employee assistance programme and health benefits
• Opportunities for career development and progression
• The opportunity to join a well-established Northampton-based business and take ownership of an important finance function