Senior Accounts Payable Manager - 18 month FTC in Chippenham

Do you thrive in fast‑paced environments where your decisions make an immediate impact? Are you a seasoned AP leader who knows how to get the best out of offshore teams? Do you love solving problems, driving change, and making complex processes run seamlessly? Here at GXO, we’re looking for a highly skilled Senior Accounts Payable Manager to take ownership of the operational delivery of Wincanton’s AP function and a major offshore service centre.

You’ll lead performance through data, process excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring that suppliers are paid on time, every time, in line with the Prompt Payment Code. This is a critical leadership role with the space and support to drive genuine transformation across our P2P landscape. This is an 18-month fixed term contract. The role is hybrid, with a requirement to work in our Chippenham office occasionally with international travel. You’ll be working Monday to Friday, 09:00 till 17:00. However, some flexibility is required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £70,000, depending on experience and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus car allowance to the value of £6000 PA. Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme and private medical cover.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead, manage and optimise AP operation, onshore and offshore, ensuring timely, accurate, compliant supplier payments.
• Drive performance of five key offshore AP functions (invoice automation, query resolution, payments, supplier helpdesk, expenses) using KPIs, metrics and data‑led insight.
• Own the AP month-end close process including ledger management, GRNI and creditors reconciliations, SOX controls and Auditboard sign-off.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with Procurement, Treasury, Legal, Operations and suppliers, resolving escalations and improving process compliance.
• Identify, design and deliver continuous improvement initiatives including new digital tools (e.g., Zelix), automation opportunities and enhanced P2P training materials.

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Significant senior-level experience (8+ years) managing AP/P2P operations in a large, complex organisation with offshore delivery models. Management of offshore teams in India is essential.
• Deep expertise in AP, P2P processes, SOX controls, Prompt Payment Code requirements and ERP platforms (Oracle essential).
• A data‑driven mindset with strong Excel and reporting skills, you can translate performance metrics into clear actions.
• A resilient, people‑focused leadership style: firm when needed, approachable, able to manage difficult stakeholders and build trust quickly.
• A continuous improvement mindset, curious, solutions‑driven, open‑minded and confident challenging the status quo to drive better outcomes.

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains. GXO is a leading provider of cutting‑edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.