Overview
Accounts Payable Manager Jobs in The Head, Queensland, Australia at Wernick Group Limited
Title: Accounts Payable Manager
Company: Wernick Group Limited
Location: The Head, Queensland, Australia
The Wernick Group is the UK's largest and longest standing National provider of permanent and temporary modular buildings and site accommodation, is looking for a talented individual to join their team.
Established since 1934, The Wernick Group continue to be a family run and owned company who have more than doubled their profits in the last 5 years. We believe that our success has been driven by the quality and dedication of our workforce. Our business is full of people with enthusiasm and vision coupled with friendliness and a real can-do spirit
The Wernick Group are seeking a highly motivated individual to manage the Accounts Payable Department based within their Head Office, situated in Wickford, Essex. The Wernick Group is a fast growing, well-established, privately-owned company and has grown to a turnover of £200m + due to a combination of strong entrepreneurial leadership, operational excellence, and robust financial controls. This 4th generation family-owned business primarily operates within the construction sector but has also developed more specialist services for a broad range of customers. The Group continuously strives to improve and develop its business. It has six main business activities and operates from over 32 sites and divisional offices across the UK.
A high level of enthusiasm, drive and organisational skills are required to make a success of this permanent full-time position. The Wernick Group offers a competitive salary and benefits package to the successful candidate.
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Important Information
Location: Head Office , Molineux House, Russell Gardens, , Wickford, England, Essex, SS11 8QG
Date Posted: 23rd April 2026
Closing Date: 8th May 2026
Industry: land / Property and Construction
Job Type: Full time
Salary: Based on Experience
About The Role
Duties and Responsibilities to include:
- Oversee the end-to-end Accounts Payable process, including invoice receipt, coding, approval workflows, and payment runs, and staff management
- Ensure invoices are processed accurately and within agreed payment terms
- Continually review and update existing procedures, and ensure testing and verifying of all new or amended systems & processes within the AP department
- Completing all month end routines, reconciliation’s and reports on time
- Running weekly BACS payments for all Group companies
- Liaising with the Supply Chain Department to build good working relationships with all suppliers
- Ensuring prompt entry of Direct Debit/cheque payments onto financial system by team members
- Ensuring timely submission to HMRC of monthly CIS tax payments
- Collating and Reporting Payment Practice data
- Producing monthly and quarterly reports for Senior Management
- Prepare and submit monthly summary of external queries with suppliers
- Opening new Supplier accounts in accordance with correct supply chain procedures
- Manage all system issues with the IT department and MCS software support
The Ideal Candidate Should Have
- Several years of experience within Accounts Payable, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Be capable of working well under pressure, prioritise workloads and adhere to strict deadlines.
- An enthusiastic attitude towards both work and learning new systems and processes.
- A positive and flexible attitude with the ability to act on their own initiative.
- Strong analytical & problem solving skills.
- Advanced in Excel
- Familiar with using accounts software packages.
What You Will Get In Return
- Competitive salary & Bonus
- Generous holiday allowance (rising with service)
- Early finish on a Friday
- Option to buy extra holidays
- Group pension
- Annual Salary review – takes place each January
- Life Assurance 2 x annual salary
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Free onsite parking
- Employee assistance programme
- Training and progression opportunities
- Family run and well established, secure company (trading over 80 years)
- Open door policy
- Employee Referral scheme
- Benefits scheme (discounted retailers’ scheme)
- Corporate Eyecare Scheme through Specsavers
- Message the CEO ideas submission opportunity with rewards
- Optional paid volunteering day each year
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We thank you in advance for your interest in this role and our company.
Important Notice To Recruitment Agencies
Any unsolicited CV’s will be sent at the recruitment agency’s own risk and will be interpreted as ‘gifts’ and we have no liability to you for any fee or otherwise. We reserve the right to engage with candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your terms and conditions for this vacancy. By submitting an unsolicited CV to us, or to any member of our staff, you accept these terms as the default position. If we require your assistance with any vacancy we will contact you.
The company is unable to sponsor employment of international workers in this role. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Several years of experience within Accounts Payable, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Be capable of working well under pressure, prioritise workloads and adhere to strict deadlines.
- An enthusiastic attitude towards both work and learning new systems and processes.
- A positive and flexible attitude with the ability to act on their own initiative.
- Advanced in Excel
- Familiar with using accounts software packages.
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