Accounts Payable Assistant

Anchor; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor in Bradford requires an Accounts Payable Assistant on a 6-month fixed-term contract, hybrid with regular travel to the Bradford Office. Salary up to £28,325 DOE. You will process supplier payments, expenses, and utilities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with policies.

You’ll reconcile bank and cashbook transactions, resolve payment queries, and support internal controls while collaborating with stakeholders to improve AP processes.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a finance environment, ideally in a high-volume Accounts Payable function.
• Experience processing a range of payment methods, including BACS, CHAPS, Direct Debits and Faster Payments.
• Ability to reconcile accounts, identify discrepancies and resolve issues effectively.
• Working knowledge of VAT and HMRC requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong numeracy and IT skills.
• AAT qualification is desirable or working towards / qualified by experience.

Responsibilities

• Process high volumes of supplier payments, expenses and utilities accurately and efficiently.
• Support the control, identification and reconciliation of bank and cashbook transactions.
• Investigate and resolve payment and income queries promptly, delivering a professional service.
• Ensure payments and cash transactions meet internal control requirements.
• Contribute to monthly KPI reporting for internal stakeholders and help streamline AP and banking processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numeracy

IT skills

Customer-focused service

Education

AAT qualification or working towards

Tools

BACS

CHAPS

Direct Debits

Faster Payments

Job description

Location: Hybrid – regular travel to the Bradford Office

Salary: Up to £28,325 DOE

Contract: 6-month fixed term contract

We’re proud to be England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for people in later life. Behind every great service we deliver is a reliable Finance function that ensures our colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders are supported through accurate, timely, and well-controlled financial processes.

That’s why we’re looking for a dedicated and detail-focused Accounts Payable Assistant to join our Financial Services team. In this role, you’ll help ensure payments, expenses, utilities and cash transactions are processed correctly and on time, supporting our locations and central teams to focus on what matters most – delivering great care and services.

What you’ll do:

• You’ll process high volumes of supplier payments, expenses and utilities accurately and efficiently, ensuring all transactions are correctly approved and comply with Anchor and AHG policies, procedures and delegated authorities.
• Support the control, identification and reconciliation of bank and cashbook transactions, monitoring accounts and ensuring all items are cleared and accounted for.
• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you’ll investigate and resolve payment and income queries promptly, delivering a professional and customer-focused service.
• Ensure payments and cash transactions meet internal control requirements, including segregation of duties, authorisation levels and audit standards – helping to minimise risk and ensure compliance.
• You’ll contribute to monthly KPI reporting for internal stakeholders and work closely with colleagues to review, improve and streamline Accounts Payable and banking processes.

What you’ll need:

• Experience working in a finance environment, ideally within a high-volume Accounts Payable function.
• Experience processing a range of payment methods, including BACS, CHAPS, Direct Debits and Faster Payments.
• The ability to reconcile accounts, identify discrepancies and resolve issues effectively.
• Working knowledge of VAT and HMRC requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong numeracy and IT skills.
• AAT qualification is desirable or working towards / qualified by experience.

The closing date is 1 September with interviews taking place in our Bradford office 8 and 9 September.

Please note: this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised date if we receive a high volume of applications.