Accounts Payable Supervisor in East Grinstead

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a world famous brand with offices across the globe. Within Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s (FMIC) this position has primary responsibility for the supervision and oversight of the accounts payable function across all EMEA entities. The role places emphasis on team management, payment run governance, Navan expense administration, banking management, and ensuring the integrity and timeliness of AP processes across multiple European jurisdictions.

Essential Functions:

• Supervise the AP team across all EMEA entities, providing day-to-day guidance and support.
• Review AP inboxes across all EMEA entities to ensure supplier correspondence is being processed in a timely manner.
• Review Esker queues to ensure no unactioned items remain outstanding.
• Review and approve payment runs across all EMEA entities in SAP before payments are set up and executed.
• Support the AP team in answering queries received through AP inboxes.
• Take overall administrative responsibility for the Navan expense management system, including liaising with Navan directly on system issues and development requests.
• Manage Navan P cards, virtual cards and limit extensions across all EMEA entities.
• Review and approve Navan journals prepared by the AP team prior to posting in SAP.
• Provide Navan cover across all EMEA entities as required.
• Ensure Navan expense claims are up to date.
• Ensure monthly Navan provision is prepared and reconciled.
• Manage the loading, mapping and uploading of Electronic Banking Statements from EMEA banks into SAP.
• Maintain copies of PDF bank statements across all EMEA entities.
• Maintain vendor direct debit mandates and guarantees.
• Reconcile the GRIR (Goods Receipt / Invoice Receipt) balance sheet account against the open purchase order listing at month end.
• Submit and approve Blackline tasks, journals and reconciliations in line with month end timetable.
• Act as the primary liaison with the US AP Team to support the development and optimisation of the AP processing system, improving workflow efficiency, standardisation, and automation across processes.
• Lead the Electronic Banking Automation project with Bank of America.
• Partner with IT analyst to develop and enhance the ERP system, driving improved automation, process efficiency, and control within Accounts Payable operations.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 4–6 years of accounts payable experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead capacity.
• Strong working knowledge of end-to-end AP processes across multiple entities or jurisdictions.
• Experience reviewing and approving payment runs and managing AP governance controls.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Solid understanding of AP-related accounting including general ledger coding and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Proven ability to manage and develop a team, with strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across teams, cultures and stakeholder levels.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Experience with invoice management platforms, in particular Esker.
• Familiarity with expense management systems such as Navan, including P card and virtual card administration.
• Knowledge of Bank of America electronic banking platform.
• Experience working with EMEA operations and suppliers.
• Experience with Blackline reconciliation software.
• Experience leading or contributing to finance system implementation or automation projects.
• Understanding of Purchase order processes.
• Additional European language skills are advantageous.

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Presonus®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel®, Bigsby®, and Groove Tubes®, among others.

FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.