Accounts Payable Clerk

Lineage; Heywood; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Additional holidays after 5 years

Purchased holidays

Free onsite parking

Employee assistance line

Credit union benefits

Referral bonus

Team social environment

Job summary

Lineage is a global provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions, offering a meaningful role within a busy Accounts Payable team. You will process supplier invoices, manage queries, and help keep ledgers accurate in a collaborative environment.

The position is based in the UK with standard Monday–Friday hours. The company emphasizes support, recognition, and development with a strong focus on teamwork and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts Payable within a large organisation.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Fluent in English; additional European language beneficial.
• Proficient IT skills including MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Post supplier invoices and credit notes.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on queries/communication.
• Reconcile statements.
• Review and resolve AP queries.
• Maintain clean ledgers including debit and credit balances.
• Closing down PO’s.
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

English fluency

Tools

MS Office

Workday

AI tools

Job description

At Lineage, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions; with +25,000 colleagues globally.

If you open your fridge freezer around 20% of the products, you see have passed through a Lineage facility; we support customers who keep our schools and restaurants stocked and supplied with food products and work with many leading retailers.

Working hours

Monday - Friday 37.5 hours/week. Flexible working hours with the ability to start between 7am-10am and finish between 2.30pm-6pm.

Salary

Salary offered for the role is from £26,000-£30,000 depending of experience

The role

Working within a busy Accounts Payable department, the role is an integral part of the AP Function. You will be the foundation of the success, efficiency, and effectiveness of a well-established Accounts Payable team by accurately performing the daily processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Post supplier invoices and credit notes
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on queries/communication
• Reconcile statements
• Review and resolve AP queries
• Maintain clean ledgers including debit and credit balances
• Closing down PO’s
• Other adhoc duties as required

Who we are looking for

• Previous experience working with Accounts Payable within a large organisation
• Computer literate with a good level of IT skills including MS Office
• Excellent communication skills
• Great customer service skills
• The ability to thrive in a highly collaborative team environment
• Use of Workday/AI technology a bonus
• Fully fluent in English, an additional European language would be beneficial

What’s in it for me?

• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays), the opportunity to earn additional holidays each year up to an extra week after 5 years.
• Purchased holidays – purchase up to an extra week holiday
• Free onsite car park
• Social environment with a team who like to support each other to achieve goals, with recognition schemes and shared spaces to enjoy lunch and rest breaks together
• Support your emotional well-being with access to a 24/7 employee assistance phone line offering confidential free counselling and advice
• Preferential rates for loans and savings offered through exclusive access to a credit union
• Refer new employees and get generous financial reward through our referral scheme

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.

Job Reference

INDUK

Why Lineage?

We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain.

Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex-Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with transferable skills and core values that can add significant value to our organisation.

Benefits

As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That’s why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won’t go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union.

Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us.