Accounts Payable Clerk

Active Care Group; Darlington; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare as an Accounts Payable Clerk. In this hybrid role, you will handle invoice processing, payment runs, and supplier account reconciliations, while working closely with management and other teams. Enjoy various perks, including a bonus scheme and access to training opportunities.

Benefits

Bonus Incentive Scheme

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub (training opportunities)

Active Reward App (discounts)

24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Medicash Health Plan

Recognition via Active Awards

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience with reconciliations and resolving queries quickly.
• Ability to work at speed with accuracy.
• Positive, enthusiastic approach.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices accurately in SAGE X3.
• Prepare payment runs and chase invoices.
• Reconcile supplier accounts to statements regularly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Ability to work quickly

Tools

SAGE X3

Job description

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Come and join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as an Accounts Payable Clerk in our Finance Team in Darlington. The role is hybrid, working 3 days per week in the Darlington office, 2 days at home. Other UK travel may be required from time to time on an ad hoc basis.

The Accounts Payable Clerk will report directly to the Group Accounts Payable Manager and take responsibility for the Accounts Payable functions as part of a group-wide team within the Finance Shared Service Centre.

What you'll be doing:

• Ensure all supplier invoices are authorised in accordance with company policy, processed correctly on SAGE X3 to relevant nominal code, and accounted for in a timely manner.
• Preparation of twice monthly payment runs for authorisation.
• Chase and obtain invoices for DD payments taken and set up methods of receiving invoices in the future prior to DDs being taken.
• Investigate and resolve queries effectively and efficiently via telephone and email.
• Build strong relationships across the group with the operations centres for each company.
• Reconcile supplier accounts to statements regularly to identify missing invoices.
• Work closely with the management accounting team.
• Any other ad hoc duties relevant to the position.

What you'll have:

• Ability to work at speed and with accuracy, being a fast processor.
• Experience with reconciliations and resolving queries quickly and efficiently.
• Positive, enthusiastic approach with a can-do attitude.
• Well organized with strong prioritization skills.
• Willing to adapt to new and changing processes as required by the business.
• High level of accuracy and good attention to detail.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• Bonus Incentive Scheme
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e-learning and face-to-face training and development opportunities.
• Active Reward App providing discounts and savings on your weekly shop.
• Free 24-hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship, and consumer advice.
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians.
• Recognition of outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme.
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits.
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn up to £1000 by recommending someone you know.
• And of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams to help you develop your career with Active Care Group.