{"id":60471,"date":"2026-05-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/accounts-payable-supervisor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:28:59","slug":"accounts-payable-supervisor","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/accounts-payable-supervisor\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounts Payable Supervisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Accounts Payable Supervisor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: Welwyn Garden City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4 Days on site, 1 WFH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary: &pound;35,000 &#8211; &pound;40,000 + Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Advocate Group is partnering with a high-growth, globally backed FMCG business to hire an Accounts Payable Supervisor into their UK finance team.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a key hire within a &pound;100m+ UK operation, offering real ownership of the payables function and the opportunity to lead, improve, and add tangible value in a fast-paced environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Opportunity<\/p>\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t just about processing invoices, it&rsquo;s about owning and optimising a critical finance function.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reporting into the CFO, you&rsquo;ll take full responsibility for Accounts Payable, leading a small team and driving performance, accuracy, and efficiency across the end-to-end process.<\/p>\n<p>You&rsquo;ll be visible, hands-on and influential working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure the function operates at a high standard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Key Responsibilities<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Own the end-to-end Accounts Payable process (invoices, payments, expenses)<\/li>\n<li>Lead month-end close activities across the purchase ledger<\/li>\n<li>Manage supplier reconciliations and resolve complex discrepancies<\/li>\n<li>Oversee intercompany transactions and international payments<\/li>\n<li>Lead, coach, and develop a small AP team (2 direct reports)<\/li>\n<li>Track and improve performance through KPIs (accuracy, SLAs, processing times)<\/li>\n<li>Ensure timely, accurate supplier payments and strong relationships<\/li>\n<li>Support statutory reporting linked to payables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What We&rsquo;re Looking For<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong Accounts Payable experience, ideally with team leadership exposure<\/li>\n<li>Solid grounding in finance processes, controls, and reconciliations<\/li>\n<li>Experience handling supplier queries and driving resolution<\/li>\n<li>SAP experience highly advantageous<\/li>\n<li>Strong Excel capability and attention to detail<\/li>\n<li>Proactive, organised, and process-improvement mindset<\/li>\n<li>Confident communicator, able to work cross-functionally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60472,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"Welwyn Garden City","_application":"https:\/\/www.cv-library.co.uk\/job\/225109635\/Accounts-Payable-Supervisor?hlkw&s=103904&affid=103904","_company_name":"The Advocate Group","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.cv-library.co.uk\/list-jobs\/307120\/The-Advocate-Group","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[685],"job_listing_tag":[86],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Accounts Payable Supervisor | DESIblitz Jobs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/accounts-payable-supervisor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Accounts Payable Supervisor | DESIblitz Jobs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Accounts Payable Supervisor Location: Welwyn Garden City 4 Days on site, 1 WFH Salary: &pound;35,000 &#8211; 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