Accounts Payable Assistant (3 Month FTC)

Stonegate Farmers; Lacock; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonegate Farmers is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant on a 3-month fixed-term contract at Lacock, Wiltshire. You will support day-to-day accounts payable activities, processing invoices and supplier payments, and reconciling statements in a busy finance team.

Working 37.5 hours Monday to Friday on site, you will maintain master data, assist with audits, and help drive efficiency across accounts payable processes while providing cover during peaks and holidays.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or a similar finance role.
• Experience processing invoices and supplier payments.
• Experience completing supplier statement reconciliations.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Confidence communicating with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• A practical, proactive approach to resolving queries.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using JD Edwards would be advantageous but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Accurately process accounts payable invoices from receipt through to payment.
• Check and code invoices, ensuring information is accurate and complete.
• Prepare and process weekly supplier payment runs.
• Reconcile supplier statements and aged creditor balances.
• Respond to internal and external supplier queries, resolving issues promptly and escalating where required.
• Process company credit cards and expenses.
• Maintain accurate accounts payable master data.
• Support the Finance team with external audit requirements.
• Help ensure accounts payable processes and best practice are followed across the business.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency.
• Provide wider Finance support where required, including cover during periods of absence.

Skills

Accounts payable

Purchase ledger

Invoices & payments

Excel

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Tools

JD Edwards

Excel

Job description

Location: Lacock, Wiltshire Department: Finance Contract: 3 Month FTC Working Pattern: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday, site-based.

About Stonegate Farmers

Stonegate Farmers is one of the UK's leading free‑range and organic egg businesses, working across farming and agriculture, egg packing and egg processing. From our base in Lacock, Wiltshire, we work with producers across the country to supply high‑quality eggs and egg products to major UK retailers, restaurants and food manufacturers.

The Role

We are now looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join our Finance team on an initial 3-month fixed‑term contract. The Role Working within our Finance team, you'll support the day‑to‑day running of the accounts payable function, helping to ensure invoices and supplier payments are processed accurately and on time. This would suit someone with previous Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience who is confident working in a busy finance environment and can quickly get up to speed.

• Accurately process accounts payable invoices from receipt through to payment
• Check and code invoices, ensuring information is accurate and complete.
• Prepare and process weekly supplier payment runs.
• Reconcile supplier statements and aged creditor balances.
• Respond to internal and external supplier queries, resolving issues promptly and escalating where required.
• Process company credit cards and expenses.
• Maintain accurate accounts payable master data.
• Support the Finance team with external audit requirements.
• Help ensure accounts payable processes and best practice are followed across the business.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency.
• Provide wider Finance support where required, including cover during periods of absence.

We're looking for someone who can confidently step into the role and provide effective support from the outset.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience within Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or a similar finance role .
• Experience processing invoices and supplier payments.
• Experience completing supplier statement reconciliations.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Confidence communicating with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• A practical, proactive approach to resolving queries.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using JD Edwards would be advantageous but is not essentia