Accounts Payable Manager

About The Role

There’s plenty about Topps Tiles that might surprise you. Like the scale of our Support Office in Leicester. We have Finance, Marketing, Buying, Central Operations, HR, Property, Customer Service and IT all under one roof. Tight-knit teams of talented people working together and working hard to get things done and drive results. But then, would you expect anything less from an ambitious, dynamic, market-leading, multi-million-pound retail business? After delivering our 20% market share goal of “one in five” in 2023, we have launched our new goal - Mission 365 - targeting £365 million of sales

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and driven Accounts Payable Manager to lead our Purchase Ledger function and ensure the accurate, timely and controlled processing of supplier transactions across the business.

As a key member of the Finance team, you will be responsible for the end-to-end accounts payable process, managing a high-performing team, maintaining strong financial controls and delivering an excellent service to internal stakeholders and suppliers.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing listed retail business and play a significant role in driving process improvements, enhancing controls and supporting wider finance transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, coach and develop the Accounts Payable team.
• Set clear objectives and performance standards.
• Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and customer service.
• Manage resource planning to ensure appropriate service levels are maintained.

Accounts Payable Operations

• Oversee the end-to-end supplier invoice process from receipt through to payment.
• Ensure accurate coding, approval, posting and matching of supplier invoices.
• Manage supplier statement reconciliations and prompt resolution of queries.
• Ensure payment runs are prepared accurately and in accordance with delegated authorities.
• Monitor aged creditors and outstanding balances.

Financial Control & Governance

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures.
• Maintain strong segregation of duties across vendor setup, invoice processing and payments.
• Review and approve key transactions and exceptions.
• Support internal and external audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with VAT and accounting requirements relating to supplier transactions.

Process Improvement

• Identify and implement opportunities to automate and streamline processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Accounts Payable.
• Utilise ERP and workflow systems to improve efficiency and reporting.
• Support finance transformation and system enhancement projects.

Stakeholder & Supplier Management

• Build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Act as an escalation point for complex supplier issues.
• Work closely with Buying, Operations and Finance teams to improve ways of working.
• Ensure a professional and responsive service to the wider business.

Reporting & Month End

• Ensure timely completion of period-end activities.
• Maintain AP-related balance sheet reconciliations.
• Provide reporting and analysis on payment performance, creditor balances and team KPIs.
• Support cash-flow forecasting and working capital management.

What We're Looking For:

Essential

• Proven experience managing a Purchase Ledger or Accounts Payable function.
• Strong understanding of financial controls and governance.
• Experience managing and developing teams.
• Excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience operating within a high-volume transactional environment.
• Strong ERP systems experience.
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills.

Desirable

• Retail, FMCG or multi-site business experience.
• Experience within a listed company or regulated environment.
• Experience of shared service operations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics Business Central or similar ERP systems.
• Accounting qualification (AAT, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).

Personal Attributes

We are looking for someone who:

• Leads by example and enjoys developing people.
• Has a continuous improvement mindset.
• Is highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Builds positive relationships at all levels.
• Is resilient and able to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Takes ownership and delivers results.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to lead a critical finance function within a successful listed retailer.
• Influence process, systems and service improvements.
• Career development opportunities within a growing finance team.
• Hybrid working and competitive benefits package.
• Collaborative, supportive and ambitious culture.

What we’ll do for you

In a culture where hard work is recognised and great results are rewarded; you can look forward to a company bonus that will give you a share of our success (up to 20% of your base salary). Then there’s a generous staff discount, pension and life assurance, a holiday allowance that increases with length of service and a wide range of other benefits. Plus, flexible working, free on-site parking, generous discounts on products and services and more. A lot more. We’re committed to promoting talent from within too, which means you’ll be well-supported to build a rewarding career with an individual development plan and lots of training on offer.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Topps Group we believe that diversity isn’t just a box to tick. We are committed to creating an authentic ‘One Topps’ culture, where our colleagues feel included and supported regardless of who they are or where they are from

We actively welcome applications from individuals of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know-we’re here to support you.

Join us in shaping a culture where inclusion is more than a policy-it’s a daily practice.

A career with Topps Group

Think you know Topps Group? Think again.

There's plenty about Topps Group that might surprise you. Like the fact that you don't need to be a DIY or tile expert to work in one of our stores or our Leicester based Support Centre.

Or the fact that that we're Britain's largest specialist tile retailer, with more than 1,600 in-store specialists providing world class customer service to homeowners and tradespeople in over 300 stores nationwide.