About the Role
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Supervisor to lead our AP function, ensuring the smooth, accurate, and timely processing of supplier payments. You will oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process, manage key vendor relationships, support and develop a high-performing team, and drive continuous improvements across financial operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the accounts payable team, providing guidance, training, and day-to-day supervision.
- Oversee the accurate processing, approval, and payment of invoices, ensuring compliance with company policies and controls.
- Manage supplier relationships, resolving queries, reconciling accounts, and negotiating favourable payment terms where appropriate.
- Ensure payments are processed accurately and on schedule across multiple payment methods.
- Monitor AP reconciliations, maintain accurate vendor records, and support audit requirements.
- Produce and analyse AP reporting, providing insights on ageing, outstanding liabilities, and overall performance.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders across finance, purchasing, and operations to support effective financial processes and controls.
Requirements
- Strong communication and presentation skills (verbal, listening, writing)
- Experience in hotel operations and service quality levels
- Strong organisation and analytical skills in problem-solving
- Ability to acquire, maintain and influence relationships e.g. stakeholders, customers, vendors, investors
- Knowledge of the markets specific luxury/lifestyle hotel sector
- Effective conflict and change management skills
- This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounts payable professional who combines strong leadership skills with a passion for process improvement and operational excellence.
Location
- London
Experience Level
- Experienced accounts payable professional
Benefits
- Guest experience including dinner and drinks
- 6 complimentary nights a year at any Lore Group hotel
- Lore Group Employee & Immediate Family Rates
- Lore Group Friend and Family Rates
- 50% Employee discount and 25% Friends and Family discount at over 800 partner hotels via Lore Discovery
- 50% discount in Lore Group restaurants and bars
- Discounts in our spa and cinema
- Contribution towards Health - Cash Plan
- 2 days paid volunteering leave per year
- Life Assurance
- Length of service incentives (additional holiday)
- Bespoke training programmes
- Free meals on duty
- Incentives such as Ride-to-Work and season ticket loan
- Quarterly employee award ceremony and company staff parties
- Employee assistance programme
About the Company
- A lifestyle Hotel based on London’s eccentric South Bank. With 354 bedrooms, award-winning food and drink outlets and an electric energy, Sea Containers London is a destination where glamour meets brutalism – and it's your London anchor on the River Thames.
- At Sea Containers London we are committed to giving our employees the skills and support required to deliver extraordinary experiences, and most importantly, to grow in their careers.
