ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ASSISTANT (12-MONTH FTC)

St Pierre Groupe; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined contribution pension

Private Health Insurance

International Travel Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

27 days annual leave

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working

Onsite location

Job summary

St Pierre Groupe Limited is seeking a detail-oriented finance administrator to support the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams in Manchester. You will process supplier invoices, manage the AP mailbox, and ensure accurate coding and approvals while reconciling statements and tidying ledgers.

Additionally, you will process T&E claims via Concur and assist AR with customer claims and disputes, maintaining clear documentation and timely follow-ups.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance administration, AP or AR roles.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience processing invoices and managing a shared mailbox.
• Basic understanding of supplier and customer ledgers.
• Experience using Concur or similar expense systems is desirable.
• Experience using ERP/finance systems (Infor M3) is desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Good communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and credit notes for Accounts Payable.
• Manage the AP mailbox, respond to queries and route work appropriately.
• Ensure invoices have correct information, coding and approvals.
• Reconcile supplier statements and request missing invoices or credits.
• Help tidy supplier ledgers and resolve old balances.
• Process Travel and Expense claims through Concur with receipts and approvals.
• Support Accounts Receivable by raising customer claims and disputes.
• Update and track claims; follow up with internal teams or customers.

Skills

Finance administration

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Invoice processing

Shared mailbox management

Excel

Outlook

Attention to detail

Communication

Organisation

Tools

Concur

Infor M3

Job description

We're looking for an individual to support the Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) teams with day-to-day finance tasks. The focus will be processing supplier invoices, managing the AP mailbox, keeping ledgers tidy, processing Travel and Expense (T&E) claims through Concur, and supporting AR with raising customer claims.

Key responsibilities

Accounts Payable

• Support the main AP team with processing supplier invoices and credit notes accurately and on time.
• Monitor the AP mailbox, respond to queries and pass work to the correct person when needed.
• Check invoices have the correct information, coding and approval before processing.
• Reconcile supplier statements and request missing invoices or credit notes.
• Help tidy supplier ledgers by clearing matched items and investigating old or unusual balances.

Travel and Expense claims

• Process employee Travel and Expense (T&E) claims and company credit card expenses through Concur.
• Check claims include the correct receipts, coding, business reason and approvals.

Accounts Receivable

• Support the AR team with raising customer claims, deductions and disputes.
• Ensure claims include the correct information and supporting documents.
• Update and track claims, following up with internal teams or customers when required.
• Help tidy customer ledgers by reviewing and investigating open or unmatched items.

Skills and experience

• Previous experience in finance administration, AP, AR or a similar role.
• Good attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience processing invoices and managing a shared mailbox.
• Basic understanding of supplier and customer ledgers.
• Experience using Concur or another expense system is desirable.
• Experience using an ERP or finance system, such as Infor M3, is desirable.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Good communication and organisational skills.

Key behaviours

• Accurate and organised.
• Helpful and professional when dealing with colleagues, customers and suppliers.
• Takes ownership of tasks and follows them through.
• Flexible and willing to support both AP and AR.
• Handles financial and personal information appropriately.

PACKAGE

At St Pierre Groupe our employer brand is important. In addition to salary, we offer an extremely attractive benefits package consisting of:

• Defined contribution pension scheme (8% employer, minimum 1% employee contribution)
• Private Health Insurance and Medicash (after 3 months service)
• International Travel Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Leave of 27 days + 1 day for your Birthday + statutory days
• Flexible working (start time between 8am-10am) + early Friday finish.
• Hybrid working with a mix of 3x onsite and 2x remote days.
• Excellent work location at Didsbury Towers with onsite café, parking, and events.