AP & AR Supervisor
| Posting date: | 14 April 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 May 2026 |
| Location: | Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DZ |
| Company: | Carbon60 |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | BBBH176538_1776179827 |
Summary
Role Overview
This role is responsible for overseeing the day‑to‑day Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions, leading a small finance operations team, and ensuring robust financial controls, efficient processes, and strong stakeholder relationships. The position plays a key role in improving operational efficiency, maintaining ledger integrity, and supporting timely cash flow.
Contract - 3 months (possible extension)
Location - OX14
Onsite.
Pro rata pay - £42,000
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Management- Supervise, support, and develop finance team members, ensuring high performance and adherence to deadlines.
- Establish and embed a structured monthly timetable covering invoice processing, payments, bank reconciliations, and remittance advice.
- Support relationship building with key suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement across systems, processes, and ways of working.
- Oversee supplier accounts, reviewing key balances and supporting the resolution of historical discrepancies.
- Plan, manage, and execute structured payment runs to ensure all valid invoices are captured and paid accurately and on time.
- Ensure correct matching of purchase orders, invoices, and receipts in line with company controls.
- Monitor supplier accounts, resolving escalated queries and maintaining strong working relationships.
- Manage and review supplier payment terms in line with business requirements.
- Manage the credit control function to ensure timely and effective cash collection.
- Review aged debt reports and actively reduce overdue balances.
- Handle escalated customer queries, disputes, and historical balances.
- Ensure the sales ledger is accurate, up to date, and well maintained.
- Ensure compliance with internal financial controls, policies, and procedures.
- Lead Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities as part of the month‑end close process.
- Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy across finance operations.
- Assist with reconciliation of other balance sheet control accounts to monthly trial balances.
- Support ad‑hoc projects and undertake additional duties appropriate to the role, as required by the Finance Manager.
Role Requirements
Skills & Experience- Strong IT skills, including advanced Excel, Microsoft Word, and ERP/finance systems, with experience of reporting and workflow management.
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to oversee and validate high‑volume transactional data.
- Strong analytical skills with a proactive approach to identifying issues, trends, and improvements.
- Proven organisational and planning skills, including workload prioritisation for both self and team.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and support team members.
- Solid understanding of accountancy principles, particularly within Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
- Ability to take ownership of outputs and ensure deadlines and service standards are consistently met.
- Sound judgement, with confidence to escalate risks or issues appropriately.
- Good understanding of data integrity, financial systems, and internal controls.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally with stakeholders at all levels, including senior management.
- Experience supporting multi‑site or international operations, including awareness of differing processes, currencies, or time zones, is desirable.
If you are interested, please contact to find out more.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.