Accounts Payable Clerk

Paul Mitchell Associates; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk for a 12-month maternity cover in Kettering. The role involves managing supplier reconciliations, matching invoices, and ensuring compliance with payment terms. Ideal candidates will have at least two years of experience, strong numeracy skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. The position provides a salary between £25-£27K, with partial remote work available after an introductory period.

Qualifications

• At least two years of experience in high-volume purchase ledger.
• Experience with OCR/electronic invoicing is ideal.
• Confident communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure supplier invoices are approved and manage queries.
• Supplier payments to terms and update stakeholders.
• Conduct bank and statement reconciliations.

Skills

High-volume purchase ledger experience

Excellent numeracy

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups)

Job description

Accounts Payable Clerk

Location: Kettering

Summary of the Role

Our client based in Kettering is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable clerk to cover for a 12 month maternity leave contract, working full-time hours.

The successful candidate will be focused on supplier reconciliations, matching invoices, bank management & ensuring process / payment terms compliance.

Key duties include:

Ensuring supplier invoices are approved, manage queries & resolve in a timely manner, identify issues & take corrective action,

Supplier payments to terms, update stakeholders & internal,

Bank / statement reconciliations, payments & postings (BACS, DD, Same Day Payment, etc),

End-to-end process review, identifying & implementing areas of improvement,

Identify areas of non-compliance for non-purchase orders, urgent payment requests and the invoice pool. Work to resolve with procurement dept,

Identify / deliver process review & efficiency improvements,

Support AP team leader with resolution of invoice queries and other relevant queries where escalation is required,

Audits relevant to AP & Bank.

The Right Person

Immediately available / able to start on short notice,

Min. two-years' experience of working in high-volume purchase ledger,

OCR / electronic invoicing experience would be ideal,

Excellent numeracy, literacy & attention to detail,

Confident, outgoing & excellent communication skills,

Be focused & not easily distracted,

Experience of Microsoft Excel / Pivot Tables / V-Lookups would be a particular advantage.

Package

Appointment Type: 12 month maternity contract

Salary £25-£27K Negotiable (subject to experience)

Hours: 35hrs per week

Partial remote working available after introductory period... but you must be local / willing to commute to Kettering on a regular basis

If you - or someone you might know - are interested & think this opportunity may be suitable, APPLY ONLINE or call Paul Mitchell Associates on 0116 254 9404.