Accounts Payable Supervisor in Manchester

About Salix

Join us. Help deliver a greener future. At Salix, our aim is to deliver decarbonisation, create clean power and lower energy bills for consumers. We enable people to live in warmer and healthier homes and we help deliver resilient public buildings which are better places to work, visit or use. Our work means homes and buildings are cheaper to run as they benefit from cleaner and more sustainable energy. We deliver and administer the government funding that unlocks greater energy efficiency and lower costs for councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities. We are a trusted delivery partner to the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments, regional combined authorities and public sector organisations across the country.

But our role goes beyond funding and our impact through the Warm Homes Plan. We provide practical expertise, support and insight throughout every stage of delivery, helping organisations turn ambition into real-world impact while shaping future policy and best practice along the way. Driven by purpose and backed by decades of technical and delivery expertise, our teams work collaboratively to make complex programmes happen at scale. If you want to work somewhere where your ideas are valued, your development is supported and your work contributes to a greener future, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Cash and Payments Manager, the Accounts Payable Supervisor will support all aspects of the payments process, including suppliers, expenses, loans and grants.
• Supervising and supporting day-to-day accounts payable operations.
• Reviewing and approving supplier invoices, expense claims and corporate card journals.
• Ensuring supplier payments are processed accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Carrying out regular supplier reconciliations and resolving discrepancies.
• Producing regular reporting and analysis on accounts payable performance.
• Supporting the development and continuous improvement of finance systems and processes.
• Training and mentoring accounts payable staff on systems, procedures and best practice.
• Delivering finance systems and policy training to non-finance colleagues.
• Supporting the maintenance of strong financial controls and compliance standards.
• Assisting with ad-hoc finance projects and analysis as required.

Key Criteria

• The successful candidate will demonstrate a minimum of 1 year of experience in an accounts payable, finance or accounting environment.
• Familiarity with bank cash management systems.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills and experience with NetSuite or similar accounting software.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Effective time management and the ability to meet deadlines.
• A proactive and continuous improvement mindset.
• A professional and confidential approach to handling sensitive information.
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusive working practices.

What Salix can offer you

• Salary of £35,452.
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Flexible and hybrid working (1 day a week in the office).
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• The opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that support the UK’s net zero ambitions.

Successful candidates will be required to complete DBS and BPSS checks as part of the onboarding process.