Location
East Croydon

Hours
37.5 hours per week | 9.00am - 5.30pm | Hybrid working available with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our modern office close to East Croydon Station

Salary
Competitive

About the Role
Join Superdrug Head Office and make a real difference every day! As an Accounts Payable Administrator, you will provide essential back-office finance administration support, ensuring all overhead, property, and commercial vendor payments related to Superdrug and Savers stores are accurately accounted for and reported. This role supports the brands to trade efficiently and delight customers across all channels. Reporting to the AP Manager for AS Watson Health & Beauty UK, your typical day will include processing invoices promptly, resolving stakeholder and supplier queries, prioritizing payments according to schedules and business needs, reconciling bank and vendor accounts, championing finance policies and procedures, and supporting continuous process improvements. You will interact with various internal stakeholders including Commercial, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Property teams, as well as key external vendors and suppliers. This role also involves completing month-end tasks, reviewing supplier aging, and developing action plans to resolve aged items, ensuring compliance and accurate reporting throughout.

Why Superdrug?
Be part of an innovative, trend-setting retailer passionate about beauty and health. Our vibrant Head Office is filled with brilliant personalities who put customers and teams at the heart of everything. We aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved for value, choice, friendly advice, service, and fun. At Superdrug, our people make the difference. We work hard, have fun, and deliver That Superdrug feeling every day.

What’s in it for you?
33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
Hybrid working pattern with 2 days from home and 3 days in our stylish office
Company pension matching and bonus scheme
Access to Stream, a money management app allowing access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
Part of a wider group including Savers, The Perfume Shop, and Three UK
Unrivalled learning and development programmes
Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay, and pregnancy loss support
Be part of something special within the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer

Experience
Experience working in a shared service environment would be ideal but is not essential

About you
- A quick learner who can work effectively to deadlines
- Keen eye for detail and a passion for finance
- Good understanding of Excel
- A real self-starter who takes initiative to deliver results
- Passionate about delivering excellent service to stakeholders with high integrity
- Strong collaborator who builds great working relationships based on trust and respect
- Comfortable challenging the status quo and sharing ideas
- Excited by process improvement and making work easier for the team
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to see the big picture
- Creative problem solver who finds solutions to issues
- Customer-focused, seeing every interaction as an opportunity to brighten someone’s day
- Embraces positive language and behaviours with customers and colleagues
- Enthusiastic about using AI and technology to boost business efficiency while maintaining the human element through empathy and team cohesion

Qualifications
No formal qualifications specified, but a positive attitude, willingness to learn, and commitment to the role are essential