Accounts Payable Analyst

Ambitions Personnel; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 37,292,000 - 44,083,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambitions Personnel in Peterborough is seeking an experienced Invoice Processing Analyst to join a busy finance team. The role is a temporary position for an initial 12 weeks with potential to become permanent for the right person.

You will process supplier invoices, reconcile statements, handle queries, and ensure timely payments while supporting the AP process end-to-end. Hybrid working applies as you move from office to home, based in Peterborough.

Qualifications

• Previous Accounts Payable experience is essential.
• Understanding of the end-to-end AP process.
• Experience processing invoices and dealing with discrepancies.
• Experience handling supplier statements and payment queries.

Responsibilities

• Process a high volume of supplier invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Deal with invoice and payment queries from internal and external customers.
• Check goods receipt notes and service entries against purchase orders.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Process credits and corrections.
• Ensure payments are processed correctly and on time.
• Support the wider Accounts Payable process from invoice through to payment.
• Maintain accurate records and follow established processes.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Invoice processing

Supplier queries

Discrepancy resolution

End-to-end AP process

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Peterborough | £14.07 per hour | Temporary initially, with potential to go permanent

Are you an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking for your next opportunity?

We’re currently recruiting for an Invoice Processing Analyst to join a busy finance team in Peterborough. This is a temporary position for an initial 12 weeks, with the potential for the role to become permanent for the right person.

The role

As an Invoice Processing Analyst, you'll be responsible for ensuring invoices are processed accurately and efficiently, while working closely with suppliers and internal teams to resolve queries and keep payments running smoothly.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing a high volume of supplier invoices accurately and efficiently
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Dealing with invoice and payment queries from both internal and external customers
• Checking goods receipt notes and service entries against purchase orders
• Identifying and resolving discrepancies
• Processing credits and corrections
• Ensuring payments are processed correctly and on time
• Supporting the wider Accounts Payable process from invoice through to payment
• Maintaining accurate records and following established processes

What we're looking for

Previous Accounts Payable experience is essential for this position. You'll need a good understanding of the end-to-end Accounts Payable process and be confident dealing with invoices, credits, corrections and supplier queries.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience working within Accounts Payable
• Good knowledge of the end-to-end AP process
• Experience processing invoices and dealing with discrepancies
• Experience handling supplier statements and payment queries
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good IT and communication skills
• The ability to manage a busy workload and meet deadlines
• SAP S/4HANA experience is desirable but not essential

Working hours & location

• 37 hours per week
• Monday to Friday
• £14.07 per hour
• Temporary for an initial 12 weeks
• Potential to become permanent
• Based in Peterborough
• Initially 3-4 days per week in the office
• Once fully trained and up to speed, this will move to approximately 2-3 days in the office, with the remainder working from home

Why apply?

This is a great opportunity to join an established finance team, gain experience within a busy AP environment and potentially secure a permanent position after the initial temporary period.

If you have solid Accounts Payable experience, enjoy working with numbers and systems, and are looking for a role offering hybrid working once trained, we'd love to hear from you.