Accounts Payable Supervisor

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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