Accounts Payable Supervisor FTC

Grafton Banks Finance are eager to hear from Senior Accounts Payable Professionals who are available on short or immediate notice and open to long-term contract and permanent positions. We are supporting a well-established client, with offices in the Haywards Heath area who are looking to recruit an Accounts Payable Supervisor.

Reporting into the Finance Operations Manager you will be responsible for the lead of the smooth running of the Purchase Ledger, supplier invoices and payments, alongside supporting the purchase ledger/accounts payable team

Duties and Responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring accurate processing and approval of supplier invoices
• Execute accurate and timely weekly settlement runs for supplier invoices and employee expenses.
• Manage the groups credit card programs to ensure credit card expenses are uploaded to the required systems and completed promptly. Close liaison with card holders required for any queries.
• Ensure all daily, weekly and month accounts payable procedures are performed to support the SLA's agreed with relevant business units.
• Handle queries and disputes with appropriate business engagement in a timely and professional manner
• Attend meetings across the organisation to ensure operational functions are aware of reconciliation issues and promote timing resolution and safeguarding against future issues.
• Ensure proportionate reporting and oversight is supported for accounts payable activities that are operated both within and outside of finance.
• Provide analysis of creditor items showing monthly ageing and supporting business ownership for resolution
• Identify and recommend process and system changes for first line control failures.
• Adherence to the Group accounting policies and procedures
• Support activities in other finance teams as required.
• Senior contact for Operations / Suppliers and responsible for providing them with an efficient service.

The successful candidate will have hands on practical working experience within Purchase Ledger at a Senior/ Supervisor level. You will need to have excellent communication skills alongside strong IT skills to manage the internal systems and manual input. You will need to be able to work well within a team and supervise staff and senior supplier invoices. Due to the initial contract nature of this job candidates available within 1 months’ notice will take preference.