Accounts Payable Supervisor
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
Centric Software stands at the forefront of innovation, delivering cutting-edge PLM solutions tailored for the retail, fashion, footwear, luxury, and consumer goods industries. Our enterprise software applications empower businesses to manage, optimize, and execute their critical processes with agility. Learn more at .Job Summary
Centric Software is seeking a highly qualified Global Accounts Payable (AP) Supervisor – EMEA to join our Finance & Accounting team in a dynamic, high-growth environment. Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, this role will oversee global AP operations with a strong understanding of the end-to-end P2P process and act as the primary owner of the Coupa platform, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and best practices across the organization.
The successful candidate will provide leadership and operational guidance to the AP function, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and vendor payments, while driving process improvements and system optimization. This position combines hands-on system ownership, operational leadership, and strategic improvement initiatives.Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Guidance
- Oversee day-to-day Accounts Payable operations and provide direction to the AP team.
- Act as the escalation point for complex invoice, payment, and vendor issues.
- Promote a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement within the AP function.
- Serve as the primary owner and administrator of Coupa, responsible for configuration, enhancements, user support, and troubleshooting.
- Drive automation and process optimization within Coupa to improve overall P2P efficiency.
- Collaborate with Procurement, IT, and Finance teams to ensure seamless process integration and data accuracy.
- Oversee invoice processing, approval workflows, exception resolution, and vendor payments.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX, and local tax regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
- Support month-end close, reconciliations, audits, and prepare reporting dashboards for leadership.
- Lead initiatives to standardize and streamline AP processes globally and contribute to P2P improvements.
- 8+ years of progressive Accounts Payable or P2P experience, including at least 3+ years in a supervisory or leadership role.
- Proven experience with Coupa, including system administration, configuration, and process optimization.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end P2P processes, vendor onboarding, invoice processing, and global payment practices.
- Knowledge of global AP best practices, VAT, and tax compliance (EMEA experience preferred).
- Experience working in a multinational environment.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and advanced Excel skills.
- Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, global environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Lead global AP processes and own a critical financial platform (Coupa).
- Work in a collaborative, diverse, and high-performance culture.
- Opportunity to drive process improvements and automation in a global organization.