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Date Added: Mon 12/05/2025

Payables Manager

Lichfield, UK
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Company: AUTOSMART INTERNATIONAL LTD

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum

Are you looking for your next role? Would you like to work for a growing, market leading business? Then read on.

Autosmart is a manufacturing success story. The market leaders in our sector, we have doubled in size over the last 10 years, with commercial plans to grow to £55 million over the next 5 years. We have invested £30 million in a brand new, state of the art, manufacturing facility and have recently accredited as 'Very Good to Work for’ by employee engagement specialists, Best Companies, for the second year running.

We are looking for an experienced and motivational Payables Manager to join our Finance Team, where you will lead, manage and develop your team. In this pacey, varied role you will use your finance skills and knowledge in all areas of purchase ledger, including cash book and employee expenses to deliver a world class service to both internal and external customers.

"I enjoy being part of a friendly and supportive Purchase Ledger Team where my work really matters. My role is fast paced and varied; there’s never a dull moment. I get to speak with colleagues and budget holders across our business and have built strong working relationships with our suppliers. I particularly like to solve problems, handle queries, and learn new processes and I’m really excited to welcome our new Payables Manager to our team."

Leanne Parry, Accounts Assistant (10 years with Autosmart)

Our Payables Manager will:

  • Lead, coach and develop your Payables Team, setting SMART objectives and goals
  • Handle month end and year end procedures and support with annual audit
  • Ensure the smooth running of the purchase ledger department by coordinating tasks within your team, and being hands on with purchase invoices, resolving invoice and payment queries and coding
  • Develop and drive process improvements in our new purchase to pay system and across the department
  • Ensure payments are made correctly in multiple currencies
  • Reconcile account balances and bank accounts
  • Manage a variety of payment requests and queries
  • Process company expenses and credit cards
  • Provide management reporting
  • Cover for payroll if you have previous experience

Our Payables Manager will bring:

  • A minimum of 3 years purchase ledger, cash book and team management experience
  • Knowledge Sage 50, QuickBooks and ERP and working with automated finance systems would be advantageous
  • Payroll experience is desirable although not essential
  • GCSE Maths and English Grade A*- C

What we can offer our Payables Manager:

  • Salary circa 45k depending on experience, we’d love to have a chat about your expectations
  • A varied and challenging role with a financially stable market leader
  • A full-time permanent contract of employment
  • Company training programme to develop key skills
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Non-contributory private health care
  • Generous contributory pension scheme
  • Life insurance at three times salary
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Staff purchase scheme - take products home free of charge

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