Accounts Payable Assistant

Confidential; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Pension

Death in service

26 days holiday

Job summary

Confidential is recruiting an Accounts Payable Assistant in Runcorn to join a busy finance team. You will manage high-volume invoice processing, supplier queries, and reconciliations, supporting improvements to processes and ERP systems.

The role is permanent, full-time, offering £28,000-£32,000, 26 days holiday, a pension, death in service and free on-site parking as standard benefits. You will work closely with the Accounts Payable Manager in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or a similar transactional finance role.
• Good understanding of invoice processing, reconciliations and ideally 3-way matching.
• Confident Excel skills and strong attention to detail.
• Experience using ERPs would be advantageous
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Organised, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Process high volumes of purchase invoices, including cost of sales, agency and supplier invoices.
• Carry out 3-way matching of purchase orders, goods received notes and invoices.
• Manage supplier queries and maintain the accounts payable inbox.
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Assist with GRNI reconciliations and outstanding invoice queries.
• Process employee expenses and company credit card reconciliations.
• Support weekly supplier payment runs.
• Assist with subcontractor documentation, CIS administration and retention tracking.
• Support improvements to finance processes, including data cleansing and ERP system implementation.

Skills

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Organised

Proactive

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Accounts Payable Assistant Runcorn Permanent, full time office £28,000-32,000

We are working with a well-established construction business in Runcorn to recruit an Accounts Payable Assistant to join their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a business undergoing an exciting period of transformation, offering the chance to play an important role in developing its finance processes and systems.

Working closely with the Accounts Payable Manager, you will take responsibility for high-volume invoice processing, supplier reconciliations and supporting the wider finance and commercial teams.

Key Responsibilities

• - Process high volumes of purchase invoices, including cost of sales, agency and supplier invoices.
• - Carry out 3-way matching of purchase orders, goods received notes and invoices.
• - Manage supplier queries and maintain the accounts payable inbox.
• - Complete supplier statement reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• - Assist with GRNI reconciliations and outstanding invoice queries.
• - Process employee expenses and company credit card reconciliations.
• - Support weekly supplier payment runs.
• - Assist with subcontractor documentation, CIS administration and retention tracking.
• - Support improvements to finance processes, including data cleansing and ERP system implementation.

Requirements

• - Previous experience within Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or a similar transactional finance role.
• - Good understanding of invoice processing, reconciliations and ideally 3-way matching.
• - Confident Excel skills and strong attention to detail.
• - Experience using ERPs would be advantageous
• - Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• - Organised, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• - £28,000-32,000
• - 26 days holiday
• - Pension
• - Death in service
• - Free on site parking
• - An opportunity to join a business at an important stage of its development
• - This role would suit an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant looking to broaden their responsibilities and develop their career within finance.