Supplier Management Officer (x2)

Title: Supplier Management Officer (x2)

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time, 35 hours

Salary: £32,881 per annum (London weighted salary) or£28,886 per annum (Regional salary), dependant on experience

Grade: 6

Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Working Pattern: Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Closing Date: 17th February 2026

Interview Dates: 25th February 2026

Please click here for the role profile Supplier Management Officer Role Profile.docx

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

*Previous Applicants May Not Apply* - (if prior applications were regretted within 12 weeks)

Join our Accounts Payable Team at L&Q:

At L&Q, we know that strong supplier relationships and accurate financial operations are key to delivering great service. As a Supplier Management Officer in our Accounts Payable Team, reporting into Accounts Payable Team Leader alongside 7 other Supplier Management Officers, and a team of 10 Invoice Processing Clerks, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our suppliers are paid accurately and on time, while maintaining compliance and supporting our wider finance operations.

Are you an experienced accounts payable professional with a keen eye for detail and a passion for accuracy? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where teamwork, organisation, and customer service are key?

Your impact in the role:

• Accurately set up new supplier accounts and process amendments in line with procedures, ensuring compliance and data integrity across systems.
• Lead on weekly BACS and cheque runs, including voiding out-of-date cheques and managing urgent payments when required. Apply payments to invoices efficiently to maintain smooth financial operations.
• Monitor and reconcile supplier statements to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies, supporting the wider team in maintaining financial control.
• Work closely with the Invoice Processing Clerks and Procurement team to support payment processes, enforce supplier lists, and uphold business policies.

What you'll bring:

Essential Skills:

• Experience of working in a similar accounts payable function, dealing with BACS and Cheque payments, supplier statement reconciliation, verifying supplier details
• Accounts payable experience from invoice processing to payments
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Manual calculation on CIS deductions and CIS tax returns
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong organisation skills with experience working to deadlines and meeting targets
• A good team player, as we are a large team
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications specifically MS Excel

Desirable Skills:

• Purchase Order System Experience
• Able, through experience, to apply a degree of judgement to deal with unfamiliar situations
• Looking for ways to streamline AP processes.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Fine out more here.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!

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