Accounts Payable Assistant

dnata Travel; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Health care for you and your family

Employee Assistance programme

Mental Health First Aiders

In-house People Development Team

Travel discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Long service awards

Reward & recognition programme

DEI-focused Belong programme

Job summary

Emirates Group is recruiting an Accounts Payable Assistant to support supplier payments and reconciliation tasks in a hybrid setup. The role combines office-based and remote work, with a focus on accurate invoice processing and timely BACs payments.

The successful candidate will have accounts payable experience, strong teamwork, and good communication with suppliers. Knowledge of purchase ledgers and Sage X3 would be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Previous finance experience, ideally in accounts payable.
• Great teamwork experience.
• Purchase ledger knowledge.
• Numerate and accurate.
• Methodical, organised and able to work to deadlines.
• Great communication skills, ideally with suppliers.
• IT literate.
• Results driven.

Responsibilities

• Accurately process invoices received from our suppliers.
• Resolve queries in relation to invoices received above authorised expenditure.
• Make payments in accordance with agreed terms via BACs.
• Supplier reconciliations.
• Bank postings.
• Liaise with internal budget holders to ensure cashflow is understood & any deviation is raised with the Treasury Department.
• Respond to internal and external emails and calls.

Skills

Accounts payable experience

Teamwork

Purchase ledger knowledge

Numerate

Organised / methodical

Communication with suppliers

IT literate

Results driven

Deadline driven

Education

GCSEs including Maths and English (4/C or above)

Tools

Sage X3

Excel

Job description

Emirates Group, includes the brands of Gold Medal and Travelbag

We are now recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant to facilitate payments to our suppliers.

This is a hybrid role, working 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely.

Job Accountabilities

• Accurately process invoices received from our suppliers


• Resolve queries in relation to invoices received above authorised expenditure


• Make payments in accordance with agreed terms via BACs


• Supplier reconciliations


• Bank postings


• Liaise with internal budget holders to ensure the businesses cashflow is understood & any deviation is raised with the Treasury Department


• Respond to internal and external emails and calls

To be considered for this role, we need you to have the following skills, experience and qualifications:

• Previous finance experience - ideally in an accounts payable role


• Great teamwork experience


• Purchase ledger knowledge


• Numerate and accurate


• Methodical, organised and able to work to deadlines


• Great communication skills, ideally having previous experience of communicating with suppliers


• IT literate


• Results driven
  
• At least 5 GCSEs including Maths and English - Grades 4/C or above (or equivalent)

Desirable:

• Travel industry experience


• Experience working with Sage X3


• Intermediate Excel

Our bright, modern office in Leyland is just 10 minutes from junctions 28 & 29 of the M6. We have some fantastic benefits, making us a great place to work:

• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 5 full years of service (+ bank holidays)


• Additional annual leave purchase scheme


• Company pension scheme


• Life assurance


• Low-cost health care for you and your family


• Employee Assistance programme


• Mental Health First Aiders


• Ongoing development - we have an in-house People Development Team


• Industry/social events - including supplier events, office socials & parties and pop-up shops


• Travel discounts - we have a dedicated Staff Travel Team to source the best deals for our people


• Cycle to work scheme


• Long service awards


• Reward & recognition programme


• Belong programme - Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that play a crucial role in implementing our DEI strategy


• Volunteer days - one days paid leave each year to volunteer with a registered charity


• dnata4good - supporting the local communities we work, live and thrive in


• Refer a friend scheme


• Free eye care tests


• Free Taste Card membership- offering discounts on dining out, movies, attractions, takeaways and online shopping


• Casual dress code


• Free tea and coffee, subsidised on-site restaurant with free wifi and free car parking