Accounts Payable Assistant

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

Job summary

Anchor Hanover Group in Bradford is seeking a detail-focused Accounts Payable Assistant to join our Financial Services team. In this role you’ll ensure payments, expenses, utilities and cash transactions are processed accurately and on time, supporting our locations and central teams.

The role involves processing supplier payments, reconciling bank and cashbook transactions, resolving payment queries, maintaining internal controls, and contributing to monthly KPI reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance environment, ideally in a high-volume Accounts Payable function.
• Experience processing payments via BACS, CHAPS, Direct Debits and Faster Payments.
• Ability to reconcile accounts, identify discrepancies and resolve issues.
• Knowledge of VAT and HMRC requirements.
• Excellent numeracy and IT skills.
• AAT qualification 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 with stakeholders.
• Ensure payments and cash transactions meet internal controls and audit standards.
• Contribute to monthly KPI reporting and continuously improve AP and banking processes.

Skills

High-volume AP

Attention to detail

Numeracy

IT skills

Education

AAT qualification desirable

Job description

Location: Hybrid – regular travel to the Bradford Office
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: Up to £28,325 DOE
Contract: Full time | Permanent

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 22October with interviews taking place in our Bradford office 29 October.

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