Accounts Payable Supervisor – Vivienne Westwood

About Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood is one of the most iconic British fashion brands, renowned for its heritage, innovative design, and commitment to culture and activism. We prioritise our people and the environment, with core values—Gaia, Quality not Quantity, Activism, Culture & Heritage—guiding our daily work. If you share our passion for creativity, sustainability, and innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

About The Role

Join our Finance team as the Accounts Payable Supervisor. Based at our Head Office in London, this key role oversees the end-to-end Accounts Payable function, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with company policies while leading and developing the AP team.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the full end-to-end Accounts Payable processes, ensuring compliance with company guidelines
• Manage a high-volume, multicurrency invoicing system in SAP, validating and correctly coding entries
• Serve as the primary point of contact for suppliers, employees, and auditors, addressing queries promptly
• Handle the group Accounts Payable email inbox with diligence
• Reconcile core stock purchase orders with goods received and supplier invoices, adjusting for surplus
• Close completed SAP purchase orders on time
• Perform monthly reconciliation of supplier and intercompany accounts
• Provide oversight on store and e-commerce sales reconciliation on a monthly basis
• Record and track bank transactions, conducting monthly bank reconciliations
• Manage and oversee the quarterly rent payments for company-occupied properties, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely settlement
• Control procurement of products and services via PO issuance to external suppliers
• Conduct mid-year and end-of-year reviews for the Accounts Payable department
• Ensure corporate credit card processing is accurate monthly, coding purchases to the correct G/L account and department
• Handle staff expenses processing
• Set up and maintain supplier accounts while adhering to company policy
• Identify opportunities to improve existing AP processes
• Support with ad-hoc administrative duties as required