Accounts Payable Clerk

Chalk Hill Group; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Chalk Hill Group is recruiting an Accounts Payable Clerk in Basildon on a temp-to-perm basis. Hybrid working is offered (3 days in the office, 2 days from home).

You will join the finance team to process supplier invoices and payments, code invoices, and support reconciliations. The role requires prior AP experience, strong Excel skills, and a proactive approach to resolving issues.

Qualifications

• Accounts payable or transactional finance experience.
• Comfort with high volumes of invoices and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Organised, proactive and able to resolve discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Process and code supplier invoices.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and resolve discrepancies.
• Perform supplier statement and account reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve invoice and payment queries.
• Support payment runs.
• Maintain accurate supplier records.
• Assist with month-end processes and wider finance administration.
• Collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to resolve queries.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Excel

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Proactive

Job description

Chalk Hill Group are working with a successful and growing business in Basildon to recruit an Accounts Payable Clerk on a temp-to-perm basis.

Hybrid working on offer - 3 days a week in the office, 2 days a week from home

The Role

Working as part of the finance team, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices and payments, alongside supporting key reconciliation activities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Processing and coding supplier invoices
• Matching invoices to purchase orders and resolving discrepancies
• Supplier statement and account reconciliations
• Investigating and resolving invoice and payment queries
• Supporting payment runs
• Maintaining accurate supplier records
• Assisting with month-end processes and wider finance administration
• Working closely with internal teams and suppliers to resolve queries

About You

We are looking for someone with previous Accounts Payable or transactional finance experience who is comfortable working with high volumes of invoices and reconciliations.

Experience within FMCG, stock, inventory or a product-led environment would be advantageous, particularly where you have dealt with stock-related invoices and supplier accounts.

You will be organised, detail-focused and confident investigating discrepancies, with good Excel skills and a proactive approach to getting things resolved.

This is initially a temporary position with a view to becoming permanent, offering the opportunity to join a well-established business and develop your career within finance.