Senior Accounts Payable
- Permanent, full-time position.
- Location: Dublin 2 - Close to St Stephen's Green
- 37.5-hour working week.
- Hybrid working arrangement: 2-3 days in the office each week (Anchor days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday).
- Opportunity to join a long established and successful business with a collaborative culture and a finance team that values initiative and fresh ideas.
- Salary: 40,000 - 45,000 (depending on experience)
About:
We're partnering with a well-established retail business seeking an experienced Senior Accounts Payable to take ownership of a busy supplier ledger while providing wider support across the finance function.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys the detail behind the numbers, thrives in a fast-moving environment, and wants a role where they can genuinely influence processes and bring efficiencies to a growing finance team. You'll become a key point of contact for suppliers and internal stakeholders, ensuring everything from invoices and reconciliations to reporting and payments runs smoothly and accurately.
The Role
Working as part of a collaborative small close knit finance team, you'll manage the full accounts payable cycle across a high volume supplier base, taking ownership of your ledger from invoice receipt through to payment and reconciliation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing the end-to-end accounts payable process for a large portfolio of suppliers.
- Processing supplier invoices and credit notes accurately and efficiently.
- Reviewing, coding and posting invoices within the finance system.
- Matching invoices to purchase orders and supporting documentation where required.
- Reconciling supplier statements and investigating discrepancies.
- Resolving invoice, pricing, payment and credit note queries with suppliers and internal teams.
- Preparing and managing payment runs, ensuring payments are made in line with agreed terms.
- Allocating payments and maintaining accurate supplier account balances.
- Managing rebates and ensuring supporting records are maintained.
- Maintaining supplier master data and payment information.
- Acting as the primary finance contact for designated suppliers.
- Ensuring supplier accounts are fully reconciled and month-end ready.
- Supporting year-end finance activities and wider team projects.
- Producing and distributing weekly and monthly inventory and stock reports.
- Monitoring inventory-related invoice activity and supplier reporting.
- Ordering and managing office supplies.
- Assisting with ad hoc administration and finance projects as required.
About You
We're looking for a hands-on finance professional who can quickly get up to speed and take ownership from day one.
You'll ideally have:
- 3+ years' experience in an Accounts Payable role.
- Strong reconciliation skills and confidence working with high volume transactions.
- Experience managing large supplier accounts independently.
- Strong Excel skills, including reconciliations, and reporting
- Confidence dealing with suppliers and internal stakeholders at all levels.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a busy environment.
- A proactive, team-focused attitude and willingness to support wherever needed.
What Will Set You Apart
- Experience managing a large creditor ledger of suppliers.
- Previous experience within a SME, retail, distribution, FMCG or other fast-paced operational businesses.
- High level AP experience and ability to work indepndently
- A track record of identifying improvements and helping elevate accounts payable processes.
- Someone who brings energy, ownership and a continuous improvement mindset.
