Accounts Payable Administrator

MTrec Limited; North East; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent salary

Well-established growing employer

Growth investment

Health & safety compliant workplace

Job summary

MTrec Limited is seeking an Accounts Payable Administrator on a 3-month FTC for our Ashington-based client. You will handle posting through the purchase ledger, process supplier invoices, payments, and cashbook reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.

You will reconcile supplier statements, administer petty cash, initiate payment runs, and support month-end processes. Strong Excel and ERP experience are essential, with meticulous attention to detail and confidentiality in a busy

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
• Experience using MS Excel and ERP systems in a finance environment.
• Proven purchase ledger experience with accurate data entry and reconciliation.
• Excellent attention to detail and confidentiality in handling financial information.
• Clear written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Post payments through the purchase ledger and manage cashbook reconciliations.
• Ensure invoices and credit notes are checked, approved and entered accurately before payment.
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate discrepancies.
• Administer petty cash and monthly balances reconciliation.
• Initiate payment runs with proper controls and authorisation.
• Support month-end preparations and reporting.

Skills

GCSE Maths and English

Excel

ERP Systems

Purchase ledger

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Initiative

Education

GCSE Maths and English

Tools

MS Excel

ERP Systems

Job description

The Company

Our client is a specialist manufacturer in Ashington. Due to growth, they require an Accounts Payable Administrator for a 3 month FTC.

The Role

• To provide a professional and timely accounting service in respect to all postings through the company bank accounts, payments of invoices and expenditures through the purchase ledger, and cashbook reconciliations, along with other tasks in finance as required.
• Ensure all invoices and credit notes received have been checked, approved and entered on the financial system in an accurate and timely manner prior to payment.
• To ensure the administration of all documents is of a professional standard at all times.
• To reconcile supplier statements, ensuring any discrepancies are investigated.
• To ensure correct posting codes are allocated to the expenditure.
• To administer petty cash and reconcile balances at month-end.
• Initiating payment runs, ensuring accuracy and that necessary controls are in place.
• Facilitate new supplier and customer set up process and maintain details.
• Month end preparation.
• To run month end reporting as required, on a monthly basis.
• To assist in the reconciliation of inter‑co account balances.
• To liaise both in person and electronically, with both internal and external stakeholders, in a professional manner at all times.
• Is site based.
• To fulfil other tasks deemed appropriate by the company.

The Person

• Educated to GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
• Experience in MS Excel and ERP Systems.
• Proven purchase ledger experience.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Clear written and verbal skills, including the ability to communicate with external stakeholders on any financial matters as well as the ability to communicate issues or respond to queries with internal budget holders.
• Clear understanding of confidentiality.
• 'Can do' attitude.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills to manage a busy workload.
• Good team player with a proactive attitude to problem solving and being able to work on own initiative.
• Initiative to be able to develop and improve systems and procedures.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well‑established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.