Accounts Payable Assistant

Intertek; Basildon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Global opportunities

Dynamic team

Job summary

Intertek is expanding its finance team in the UK to enhance Accounts Payable and financial administration services. You will handle invoices, reconciliations, accruals and intercompany activities while collaborating with stakeholders across the business.

You should bring solid AP experience, strong Excel skills and the ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment. This role offers a supportive team, diverse responsibilities and opportunities for development.

Qualifications

• Previous Accounts Payable experience required.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and support outsourced partners by resolving queries.
• Perform bank reconciliations across multiple entities and currencies.
• Prepare month-end accrual information for the reporting team.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and raise intercompany invoices.
• Support intercompany reconciliation process with the wider finance function.
• Provide day-to-day Accounts Payable support and respond to supplier inquiries.

Skills

AP experience

Excel

Bank reconciliations

Stakeholder mgmt

Multi-currency

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and growing finance team where you will play a key role in delivering high-quality Accounts Payable and financial administration services. Working across a broad range of responsibilities, from invoice processing and bank reconciliations to month-end activities and sustainability data reporting, you will gain valuable exposure to multiple areas of finance while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business. Key activities:

• Collect utility consumption data from supplier portals and other UK-based sources for upload into our sustainability reporting platform, Persefoni.
• Process supplier invoices and support outsourced partners by resolving invoice-related queries and ensuring timely completion of transactions.
• Provide day-to-day Accounts Payable support, responding to supplier enquiries and maintaining positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform bank reconciliations across multiple entities and currencies, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of discrepancies.
• Process interface journals and bank journals in accordance with established financial controls.
• Review payment run proposals and support the payment approval process.
• Prepare and provide month-end accrual information to the reporting team.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and raise intercompany invoices as required.
• Support the intercompany reconciliation process, working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider finance function to resolve variances.
• You are an organised and proactive Accounts Payable professional with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to delivering accurate, timely results. With previous Accounts Payable experience, you are confident managing multiple priorities, building strong relationships with suppliers and colleagues, and using systems such as Microsoft Excel to support efficient financial processes. Adaptable and self-motivated, you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy taking ownership of your work while contributing positively to a collaborative team. Previous experience in an Accounts Payable role is essential.
• Ability to quickly learn new tasks, take ownership of responsibilities, and work independently.
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and processes.
• Experience working within a Shared Services Centre environment would be advantageous.
• Strong IT skills, with good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other business systems.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Effective communication skills, with the confidence to build positive relationships with colleagues, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement, and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.
• Join Intertek and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues. We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace and passion. We are working to make the world Ever Better, ensuring the quality, safety and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world.
• Competitive salary/benefits
• Development and career opportunities around the Globe
• Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against applicants, and all qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring our colleagues are compensated in line with independently assessed living standards. We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to support candidates and employees with disabilities or special needs.