Accounts Payable Lead Supervisor

Location: Swindon, UK

Position Summary: Late Shift: 14.00-22.00, Monday–Thursday, 09.00-17.00 Fridays. (3 days onsite, 2 days hybrid)
 

Catalent Pharma Solutions is seeking an experienced and proactive Accounts Payable Lead Supervisor to support and lead a busy AP team at our expanding Swindon site. You will supervise a team of seven Accounts Payable Analysts, overseeing high‑volume AP activities, driving performance, and supporting UK sites within a fast-paced Shared Services environment.

The Accounts Payable function plays a critical role in managing the processing and review of all global transactions between Catalent and its suppliers—ensuring invoices are approved, processed, and paid accurately and on time. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and enjoys leading teams through growth and continuous improvement.

The Role:

• Supervise day-to-day activities within the Financial Shared Service Centre Accounts Payable team
• Oversee assigned site processing and drive successful AP KPIs
• Act as the first point of escalation for complex invoice processing queries
• Build strong relationships with global sites and lead weekly or bi-weekly AP resolution meetings
• Serve as a senior member of the Global Shared Services team, ensuring timely and compliant vendor payments
• Mentor and coach Accounts Payable Analysts, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures
• Manage payment controls and ensure supplier payments meet internal policy and compliance requirements
• Act as deputy for the AP Team Manager during periods of leave or absence
• Perform additional ad hoc duties as required

The Candidate:

• Previous Accounts Payable processing and payment experience
• Proven supervisory or team-leading experience, including coaching or training others
• Solution-oriented with experience in process improvements
• Experience with ERP systems such as JD Edwards, Oracle, Sage, SAP, or Great Plains (advantageous)
• Ability to multitask and demonstrate strong diplomatic communication
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and AP software

Why Join Catalent?

Competitive Salary – Based on experience and leadership responsibilities
Bonus & Benefits – Annual performance bonus, pension scheme, life assurance, generous holiday allowance with purchased holiday options, and access to Reward Gateway discounts
Career Development – Training, mentoring, and global mobility opportunities, plus access to over 10,000 LinkedIn Learning courses
Health & Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Programme, on-site canteen, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Vehicle scheme, and a strong “Patient First” quality culture
Excellent Location – Two minutes from J16 of the M4 with free on-site parking

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

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