With nearly 80 years of experience, Ian Williams is a strong and financially stable business where people build long, fulfilling careers. We’re proud of our reputation for honesty, integrity, and collaboration — and we’re even prouder of the people who live those values every day.
As our new Accounts Payable Supervisor, you’ll play a vital role in keeping our financial operations running smoothly while helping your team grow, thrive, and deliver great service to colleagues and suppliers. This is your opportunity to lead with integrity, bring ideas to life, and make things happen in a place where you’re trusted, supported, and empowered.
We offer the following benefits:
- Be part of our annual company profit share scheme (Last year we paid out 14%)
- Let us help you prepare for your future with an employer pension contribution of up to 5%
- 23 days annual leave, buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
- Training and development opportunities
- We offer a hybrid working environment
- Life Insurance 3 x Salary
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme to support your health and wellbeing
The Accounts Payable Supervisor Role :
- Lead the day‑to‑day management of the Accounts Payable team, ensuring workloads, processes, and performance are well‑organised and efficient.
- Champion accuracy, compliance, and financial risk control across the Purchase Ledger and Subcontract Ledger.
- Support the business by ensuring timely processing of high‑volume invoices and month‑end close.
- Build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, ensuring exceptional service and communication.
- Oversee CIS compliance and monthly submissions to HMRC.
- Coach, develop, and empower your team — helping them achieve their best and supporting their long‑term progression.
- Drive improvements, implement smarter processes, and enhance team capability through training and delegation.
What you will bring :
- Proven supervisory experience within Accounts Payable or a similar finance environment.
- Solid understanding of financial controls and ledger management.
- Knowledge of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is an advantage.
- Confident using ERP systems, financial ledgers, and MS Excel.
- Strong communication and relationship‑building skills.
- The ability to stay calm under pressure and lead with fairness and integrity.
Additional Benefits include:
- Annual pay reviews
- Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
- Specsavers vouchers
- Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
- For information on all other additional benefits we do, to enhance your work/life balance please visit our website
About Ian Williams Ltd
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We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.
Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.
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