Account Assistant

Boffin Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive culture

Hybrid working pattern

Collaborative environment

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Leeds is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join their finance team. This permanent, full-time role involves processing invoices, managing payment requests, and supporting financial operations in a hybrid working environment. Candidates should have practical experience in finance roles and strong communication skills. The firm emphasizes collaboration and development, making it an ideal place to grow your accounting career.

Qualifications

• Practical experience in accounts payable or similar finance role.
• Detail-focused and organized approach.
• Strong communication skills and confidence in dealing with teams.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices and payment requests.
• Post overhead and disbursement invoices accurately.
• Process bank payments and issue remittance advices.
• Reconcile bank and supplier accounts.
• Manage shared finance inbox and respond to queries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Strong communication skills

Proactive mindset

IT skills

Job description

This role is well-suited to someone in the early stages of their accounting career. Candidates studying towards, or planning to begin, AAT are welcome.

What’s on offer

• Permanent, full-time role (37.5 hours per week)
• Hybrid working pattern (3 days office-based, 2 from home)
• Salary guide £28,000–£32,000 (dependent on experience)
• Supportive, inclusive culture with a strong emphasis on collaboration and development

We’re recruiting on behalf of a highly respected international professional services firm, recognised for operating at the top end of its specialist field. The organisation supports innovative, IP-rich businesses globally and is known for its collaborative culture, high standards, and inclusive values.

An opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Payable Clerk to join a supportive and well-established Finance team. This is a hands‑on, transactional role suited to someone who enjoys accuracy, structure, and working closely with colleagues across the business.

The role

Reporting into the Finance Operations Manager, you’ll play a key role in the day‑to‑day running of accounts payable and disbursement processes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Processing invoices and payment requests in line with internal authorisation procedures
• Posting overhead and disbursement invoices to accounting and practice management systems, ensuring correct coding, references and payment terms
• Processing bank and BACS payments and issuing remittance advices
• Matching payments to invoices and maintaining accurate financial records
• Bank and supplier account reconciliations
• Managing a shared finance inbox and responding to supplier queries
• Monitoring bank balances and managing petty cash
• Supporting audit activity and ad‑hoc finance tasks
• Chasing invoice approvals and ensuring deposit accounts are appropriately funded

About you

You’re likely to have:

• Practical experience in an accounts payable, accounts clerk, or similar finance role
• A detail‑focused, organised approach with a proactive mindset
• Strong communication skills and confidence dealing with internal teams and external suppliers
• The ability to manage deadlines in a busy, transactional environment
• Good IT skills and confidence working with finance systems

Experience within a professional services environment is beneficial, as is exposure to practice management systems (such as Inprotech), but neither is essential.

If you’re looking to build solid accounts payable experience within a high-quality, people‑focused organisation, we’d love to hear from you.