Accounts Payable Supervisor

Job Description

VANRATH are delighted to be partnering with a market-leading FMCG company in the search for an experienced Accounts Payable Supervisor to join their dynamic finance team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and detail-oriented professional to play a key role in managing the Accounts Payable function within a fast-paced, high-volume environment. The successful candidate will lead a team of AP Associates, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of invoices, maintaining strong supplier relationships, and driving continuous improvement across the function.

What you'll get

  • Hybrid working
  • Career progression
  • Excellent company benefits

What you'll do

  • Lead and manage a team
  • Monitor and report on KPIs such as processing volumes, write-offs, blocked items, and on-time performance to drive continuous improvement
  • Provide leadership, mentoring, and identify training needs within the team
  • Oversee goods/invoice receipt variance resolution, query handling, and accrual processes
  • Ensure timely invoice payments while taking advantage of available discounts
  • Manage supplier statement reconciliations
  • VAT compliance and resolve queries professionally
  • Calculate and report monthly performance metrics
  • Develop, document, and maintain standard AP and payment processes
  • Drive process improvements and promote standardisation across AP

About you

  • Proven experience in Accounts Payable, ideally within a fast-paced or FMCG environment
  • Previous experience supervising or leading a team in a finance function
  • Strong understanding of end-to-end AP processes, including invoice processing, reconciliations, and accruals
  • Familiarity with finance systems such as SAP (or similar ERP systems)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to analyse and report on financial data
  • Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Accountancy & Finance job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Chanel Gillen in the strictest confidence.
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