JD International is a global technology and supply chain powerhouse listed on NASDAQ and ranked in the Fortune Global 500. With fast‑expanding European logistics and e‑commerce business, we operate end‑to‑end cross‑border supply chain, warehousing, last‑mile delivery and Amazon ecosystem businesses across the UK and EU. To support our rapid Amazon marketplace growth, we are now recruiting a seasoned AP Manager to lead our UK finance operation.
Job Overview
This is a core managerial role owning the full lifecycle of vendor payment, FBA settlement reconciliation, accounts payable control, and financial process governance for our UK & EU retail business. The candidate will lead process optimization, financial discrepancy resolution, vendor statement reconciliation, and cross-functional collaboration with operations, account management and external Amazon teams to ensure financial accuracy, compliance and cost efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Amazon Settlement Management: Own end-to-end FBA and vendor settlement reconciliation, including statement verification, fee checking, allowance adjustment, refund verification, and cross-period financial discrepancy analysis.
- Accounts Payable Leadership: Manage full-cycle AP processes for vendors, logistics suppliers and service providers, validate invoice accuracy, control payment terms, and ensure timely and compliant payment execution.
- Financial Risk & Control: Identify financial risks including over-charges, incorrect commission fees, invalid logistics charges and settlement gaps; drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions to reduce financial loss.
- SOP & Process Optimization: Build, standardize and optimize finance SOPs, improve reconciliation efficiency, streamline manual workflows, and promote data-driven financial management.
- Team & Stakeholder Management: Lead a small finance team, allocate daily workloads, monitor team performance, and align with internal operations, sales and Amazon seller support to resolve complex settlement and account issues.
- Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepare monthly/quarterly settlement analysis, P&L fluctuation reports, cost structure reviews and financial performance summaries for senior leadership.
- Vendor Communication: Negotiate and follow up on unresolved disputes, chargebacks, missing reimbursements and supplier account exceptions.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Proven Finance Experience: 3+ years of solid experience in FBA settlement, vendor reconciliation, seller finance or AP/settlement roles; candidates with UK/EU platform experience are highly preferred.
- Managerial Experience: 1–3 years team leadership or supervisory experience, capable of managing workflows, improving team efficiency and driving process improvement.
- Strong Amazon System Knowledge: Familiar with Seller Central, Vendor Central, settlement reports, reimbursement mechanisms, Amazon fee structures and dispute processes.
- Financial Acumen: Strong capability in data analysis, financial discrepancy checking, P&L analysis and cost control; highly detail-oriented and accurate with large-volume data.
- Cross-team Communication: Excellent stakeholder management skills to coordinate with operations, sales, suppliers support teams.
- Language & Tools: Fluent English; advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills; experience with finance systems or ERP tools is a plus.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field.
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Accounts Payable Manager employer: JD.COM
JD.com is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee growth and development within a dynamic and collaborative work culture. Located in Milton Keynes, you will have the opportunity to work alongside senior leadership in shaping impactful HR strategies for our expanding logistics operations, all while enjoying a supportive environment that values integrity and inclusion.
