Accounts Payable Supervisor

TFG Brands; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major retail group in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled Accounts Payable Supervisor to oversee invoice processing and manage the Accounts Payable team. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience handling high volumes of invoices. This role offers benefits such as staff discounts, a virtual GP service, and financial wellbeing support, and is based in their London office.

Benefits

Staff Discount

Discounts across your favourite brands

Virtual GP Service

Virtual Wellbeing and Counselling Service

Financial Wellbeing Support

Early Pay through Access Early Pay

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Team Leader or Supervisor position.
• Demonstrable experience in Accounts Payable.
• Willingness to embrace new ideas.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Accounts Payable team.
• Process key ledger accounts and invoices.
• Organize payment runs and ensure timely processing.
• Liaise with departments to ensure prompt payments.
• Protect against fraud through thorough procedures.
• Distribute invoices for timely authorization.

Skills

Strong people skills

Experience managing high volumes of invoices

Ability to prioritize

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Intermediate Excel skills

Experience with SUN software

Job description

About The Role

TFG London is an ambitious and forward‑thinking retail group. From our arrival in the UK in 2015, we have grown to five great brands operating across the UK and in eight other international destinations. You may not know us, but you will know our iconic brands Phase Eight, Whistles, Hobbs, Inside Story. We are excited about our future, which includes further brand extensions and the acquisition/launch of new brands into our portfolio.

Please note, from January 2026 our Phase Eight and TFG London colleagues will be based in our new office in Euston. Up to that date, you will be based in our Kimber Road office in Wandsworth. We are excited to bring our people together in Central London in the New Year.

What you’ll do

• Supervise and oversee the Accounts Payable team
• Responsible for key ledger accounts (processing invoices, setting up payments and statement reconciliation)
• Support the Group Financial Operations Manager to organise payment runs and proposals to ensure a smooth process is maintained
• Ensure all supplier invoices are settled in a timely and efficient fashion
• Liaise with other departments in the business – Property, Commercial Finance, Finance Managers and Management accountants, to ensure that invoices are paid promptly and accounted for correctly in the ledger
• Ensure that adequate new supplier and change of bank details procedures are followed to protect against fraud
• Organise and distribute invoices for authorisation and liaising with staff to ensure invoices are signed off on a timely basis

Who you’ll be

• Strong people skills developed through holding a Team Leader or Supervisor position previously
• AP professional with demonstrable experience managing high volumes of invoices
• Great ability to prioritise appropriately and manage your time effectively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Experience SUN desirable
• Flexible and open attitude, willingness to propose and embrace new ideas and assist where needed

What’s in it For You

• Staff Discount
• Discounts across your favourite brands
• Virtual GP Service
• Virtual Wellbeing and Counselling Service
• Financial Wellbeing Support
• Early Pay through Access Early Pay

About Us

At TFG Brands London We Care, We Connect, We Collaborate and We Create. We have five brands in our portfolio: our iconic fashion brands Hobbs, Phase Eight and Whistles, our luxury Homewares brand Inside Story and the recently acquired Lifestyle brand White Stuff. We aren’t stopping there, though, we have plans to grow beyond this in multiple retail sectors. We are entrepreneurial in our spirit and passionate about exceeding our customers’ expectations in everything we do. This only happens with the input of our great colleagues, and we are committed to creating a friendly and inclusive environment where you can do your best work and grow and develop along with us.

TFG London Inclusion and Diversity statement of commitment

At TFG London and across all our brands we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that welcomes, develops and celebrates a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, cultural references and ideas and opinions within our business. We are working together to ensure our environment is one where difference is not only respected but encouraged and celebrated and people can bring their authentic, unique selves to work, where their contribution is valued, ability enhanced, and perspective appreciated.