Accounts Payable Supervisor

Trial Balance; Truro; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Trial Balance Consulting in Truro seeks a proactive Accounts Payable Supervisor to lead the AP function within a hybrid, full-time role. You will ensure accurate invoice processing, coding, and timely payment runs while supporting month-end tasks.

The ideal candidate will bring strong AP experience, VAT coding knowledge, and excellent Excel skills. AAT qualification or equivalent is preferred, with a collaborative, team-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in line management within a purchase ledger or AP team.
• Solid understanding of supplier invoice processing, payment runs and VAT coding.
• Able to communicate effectively with suppliers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Line management of the purchase ledger system, ensuring supplier invoices are coded, entered and matched.
• Oversee regular supplier payment runs.
• Control of expense claims systems.
• Contribute to monthly management accounts by identifying prepayments and accruals.
• Act as a key contact for supplier queries and resolution.
• AP reporting.
• Work with finance colleagues on ongoing accounting projects.

Skills

Line management

Accounts payable

Supplier invoices

VAT coding

Interpersonal communication

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Accounts Payable Supervisor - Truro / hybrid - up to £30,000

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to be again exclusively working with aa specialist construction services business based in Truro who seek recruit an Accounts Payable Supervisor.

The companies recent success and future projects has resulted in the need for a new member of the finance team. The role will be full time, permanent and comes with a generous benefits package to include hybrid working.

Working as part of an experienced finance team, and reporting to Financial; Controller, the successful candidate will assume lead responsibility for the management of the accounts payable function. Key responsibilities to include:

• Line management of the Purchase Order system, ensuring that supplier invoices are correctly coded, inputted and matched
• Oversee regular supplier payment runs
• Control of expense claims systems
• Contribute to monthly management accounts by identifying transactions for prepayments and accruals
• Act as a key point of contact for supplier queries and resolution
• Accounts Payable reporting
• Work with finance colleagues with ongoing accounting projects

The candidate we are looking for: A very experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk or existing AP Manager/Supivisor with a solid understanding of all aspects of managing supplier invoice processing, payments runs and appropriate VAT coding. Our client is more focussed on vocational experience and we therefore welcome applicants either part/fully AAT qualified or qualified by experience (QBE). The successful candidate will require good all round IT experience, with a strong working knowledge of MS Excel. The role works as part of a friendly and energetic team who have developed an efficient function that relies on team work so excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be essential.