Accounts Payable Assistant

Morgan McKinley; Chipping Sodbury; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is seeking an Accounts Payable Administrator to join a growing, family-owned business. You will handle high volumes of invoices, ensure accurate coding and approvals, and support month-end close while driving process improvements. The role offers hybrid working and a path to more value-added finance activities as automation expands.

You will work with a supportive finance team, help optimise systems, and develop your AP skills as the function modernises with new technology.

Qualifications

• Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience.
• Strong focus on accuracy and financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Process a high volume of supplier and subcontractor invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Check invoices, coding and approvals and ensure appropriate financial controls are followed.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve queries and discrepancies.
• Support regular supplier payment runs and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Assist with month-end close and related reconciliations.
• Collaborate with operational teams, suppliers and the wider finance function.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce manual work and increase efficiency.
• Support ongoing implementation of new systems and automation.

Skills

Accuracy

Financial controls

Attention to detail

Process improvement

Automation

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Payable Administrator to join a well-established, financially stable and growing family-owned business with a strong reputation for looking after its people.

With a history spanning almost 80 years and continued year-on-year growth, the business offers the stability of an established organisation alongside the opportunity to be part of an evolving finance function. Significant investment is currently being made in systems, technology and process improvement, creating an exciting time to join the team.

You’ll play an important role in ensuring the accounts payable function operates accurately, efficiently and to a high standard, while working alongside a supportive and experienced finance team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Processing a high volume of supplier and subcontractor invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Checking invoices, coding and approvals and ensuring appropriate financial controls are followed.
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving queries and discrepancies.
• Supporting regular supplier payment runs and maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Assisting with month-end close and related reconciliations.
• Working collaboratively with operational teams, suppliers and the wider finance function.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, reduce manual work and increase efficiency.
• Supporting the ongoing implementation of new systems and automation.

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for someone with previous Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience who takes real pride in accuracy and understands the importance of good financial controls.

Why Join?

This is more than simply an invoice-processing role. You’ll be joining a business that is growing, investing and actively looking at better ways of working.

The finance function is going through significant systems and process improvements, with automation expected to dramatically reduce manual processing. This creates the opportunity to develop your skills, take on greater responsibility and become involved in more value-added finance activities over time.

The business also has a strong track record of employee retention and genuinely values its people, with a profit share scheme averaging around 10% in recent years and reaching 14% last year.

Alongside a competitive salary, you’ll benefit from a hybrid working arrangement, annual salary reviews, enhanced benefits and genuine long-term progression opportunities.

If you’re looking for a role where you can build a career rather than simply process invoices, this is an excellent opportunity to join a successful business at an exciting stage of its growth.