Summary of Position
We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable specialist to take ownership of AP and banking processes across two trading companies.
This is a hands-on fast paced role requiring accuracy, organisation and confidence. Responsibilities span the full AP cycle – from invoice entry and matching through to supplier management, payment runs and maintaining clean ledgers. The role also includes some light credit control activities supporting the wider finance team.
You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation, acting as a trusted business partner to teams who may have little or no finance background. Strong communication skills are essential.
Duties
- Invoice processing – coding, matching, approvals
- Supplier management – onboarding, queries, statements, clean ledger
- Employee expenses – checking, processing, payment
- Payment runs – weekly and ad hoc
- Bank transactions – posting, reconciliation, queries
- Cash Flow – forecasting assistance, input actuals
- AP month end – accruals, GRNI, aged creditors
- Coding accuracy – nominal, departmental, job
- Internal liaison – chasing transactions, approvals, resolving issues
- Credit Control – statements, chasing overdue balances and allocating receipts
- Continuous improvement – process efficiencies
- Other – VAT return assistance, auditor queries, stock takes etc
Skills
Candidates should demonstrate a proactive attitude towards learning new systems and processes while maintaining high standards of accuracy.
- Significant AP experience (E)
- Multi entity/multi system experience (D)
- NetSuite experience (D)
- Solid accounting knowledge/AAT (E)
- Strong IT literacy including in using Excel for document management and communication (pivot tables & lookups) (E)
- High level of accuracy/attention to details (E)
- Excellent communication skills (E)
- Confident to work on initiative, manage own workload and prioritise (E)
The Package
- Annual Bonus
- Company Pension - Contributions 3% Employer
- 25 Days + Statutory Holiday Entitlement
- Healthcare Package
- Hours of work - 7 am to 4 pm Monday-Thursday, 7 am to 12 pm Fridays.
- On-site parking
- Staff Discounts on all retail purchases
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Experience:
- Accounts payable: 3 years (required)
- Manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)
- Bank reconciliation: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
