Accounts Payable & Receivables Lead

Southwayhousing; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused housing association in Manchester is seeking an Accounts Payables & Receivable Lead to manage the finance team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience in accounts roles and possess strong interpersonal and Excel skills. Offering a competitive salary, pension scheme, and 25 to 30 days of holiday, this role requires hybrid working with 3 days in the office. Join to help maintain financial integrity and contribute to organizational improvements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent pension scheme

25 days holiday increasing to 30 days

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an Accounts Payable/Receivable role with at least 2 years in a supervisory or leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Manage the invoice processing and payables function for the Southway Group.
• Support and train budget holders and other staff in the operation of electronic purchase order and invoice authorization routines.
• Ensure all BACS supplier and payroll payments are suitably evidenced for approval.

Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Strong Excel skills

Job description

Location

Hybrid home working / Didsbury, Manchester

Salary

£38,758 to £42,677

Working Hours

Full time / 35 hours per week / Permanent
Agile working with 3 Days per week in the Office
Fully office-based throughout the training period

About Us

Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,500 homes across Greater Manchester. Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness and pride in neighbourhoods. Our REACH values of Respect, Equity, Ambition, Compassion and Honesty reflect Southway's culture, how we deliver our services, and our relationships with customers, colleagues and partners. Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Finance team for an Accounts Payables & Receivable Lead and for the right person we offer a 35-hour week, competitive salary, excellent contributory pension scheme, and 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an Accounts Payable/Receivable role with at least 2 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong excel skills, with a knowledge of a range of functions and their application.

Responsibilities

• Manage the invoice processing and payables function for the Southway Group, liaising with external suppliers and internal teams.
• Support and train budget holders and other staff in the operation of electronic purchase order and invoice authorisation routines.
• Ensure all BACS supplier and payroll payments are suitably evidenced for approval by Directors, including matching invoices to Open Accounts and Open Contractor orders, and checks to HR records.
• Design and operate reporting tools to support data validation and accurate information sharing such as NOPO reports, Aged Debtors/Creditors reports.
• Prepare KPIs which monitors timely payment of supplier invoices, outstanding payments/receipts (by age and value).
• Oversee the processes for set up of new suppliers and amendment to existing supplier records, ensuring that proposed suppliers are verified at Companies House and that bank details are independently checked to ensure accuracy and to avoid risk of fraud.
• Manage the allocation of Open Accounts eBIS licences for budget holders and other staff involved in purchase orders and invoice approval.
• Manage the accounts receivable function which raises and collects sundry debts, with relevant supporting information provided by colleagues.
• Oversee the timely preparation of cash book journals, postings to accounts payable and accounts receivable ledgers, and efficient month end close down routines of these ledgers.
• Oversee processing of the transactions for the subsidiaries, including raising invoices in the relevant companies, intra-group recharges and loan draw downs. Assist in the reconciliation of inter-company balances.
• Prepare and submit CIS returns and payments to HMRC.
• Contribute to improvement projects to identify, implement and embed more efficient operating processes within the Finance Team.

Closing Date

16 January 2026

Interview Date

Week commencing 19 January 2026

Contact

For an informal discussion please contact Edwige Koundjou, Operations Manager

Equality

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community.

All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.