Accounts Payable Clerk

Science in Sport PLC; Knuzden Brook; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading performance nutrition company in the UK is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to maintain accurate financial records and ensure smooth processing of invoices and payments. The candidate should have a minimum of 2 years purchase ledger experience and intermediate Excel skills. The role offers a supportive team environment and various benefits, including an on-site gym and product discounts.

Benefits

On-site gym

Product discount

Birthday day off

Pension scheme, employer contribution at 4%

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years purchase ledger experience essential.
• Previous payment experience essential.
• Intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP’s, Pivot tables, SumIfs, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Processing all invoices, stock & service.
• Accurately processing all payments and bank postings.
• Statement & account reconciliation.
• Management of all the accounts payable email inboxes, including dealing with supplier queries.

Skills

Purchase ledger experience

Payment experience

Intermediate Excel skills

Good written communication skills

Good verbal communication skills

Experience of SAP

Ability to multitask

Ability to establish good working relationships

Job description

Who We Are

Science In Sport Group is a world leader in sports and performance nutrition.

We have two highly regarded brands; SiS which combines world-class science and innovation to provide optimal performance nutritional solutions for professional athletes, sports and fitness enthusiasts and the active lifestyle community. This includes over 320 professional teams worldwide across a broad range of sports including Football, Rugby, Cycling, Athletics, Basketball, Netball and Swimming. Brand ambassadors include former track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, an eleven-time world champion and six-time Olympic champion, and Eilish McColgan, who won gold in the 2022 Commonwealth Games 10,000 metres.

PhD Nutrition is a premium, active-nutrition brand for the active lifestyle community wanting intelligent nutrition to help them achieve their goals. With over 20 years of research and development, our products are designed to maximise performance in and out of the gym. It’s an exciting time for PhD Nutrition as 2025 will kick off an entirely new line up of brand ambassadors, from hybrid athletes to qualified sports nutritionists.

The two brands sell through the phd.com and scienceinsport.com digital platforms, third-party online marketplaces including Amazon, as well as extensive domestic and international retail distribution.

In 2022 the company opened a state of the art 160,000 square foot manufacturing and logistics facility in Blackburn, Lancashire. Providing a significant advantage in product costs and customer response time and most importantly, allowing Science In Sport to lead the way for quality standards.

Science In Sport is a Performance Solutions partner to globally recognised elite teams, including Tottenham Hotspur, Saracens Rugby, British Triathlon, Aquatics GB, British Cycling, England Netball and Loughborough Sports. As well as being the Official Energy Gel Provider of RunThrough and the Official Nutrition Partner of Ultra X.

The Role

As an Accounts Payable Clerk, you will be joining a hardworking and supportive team, in a very fast-paced environment. The role of the Accounts Payable Clerk is to maintain accurate financial records and ensure smooth processing of invoices and payments. You will be at the forefront of supporting the finance team and ensuring the company’s suppliers are kept sweet and informed. As an Accounts Payable clerk, you will have high ethics, integrity and accountability working daily to support and maintain the financial health of our business.

Benefits

• On-site gym
• Product discount
• Birthday day off
• Pension scheme, employer contribution at 4%
• Cycle to work scheme

The work - Your 4 most important responsibilities

• Processing all invoices , stock & service
• Accurately processing all payments and bank postings
• Statement & account reconciliation
• Management of all the accounts payable email inboxes, including dealing with supplier queries

Accountability – what you are responsible for delivering

• Managing the AP email inboxes and responding to supplier queries.
• Complete regular supplier statement reconciliations, chasing copies of missing invoices as required and investigating any differences.
• Processing service invoices via P2P system and maintaining P2P system
• Processing stock invoices matching purchase orders to goods received.
• Dealing with queries
• Daily bank postings for multiple currencies
• Prepare and update weekly payment forecast
• Preparing payment run and completing weekly payment run/s, in various currencies.
• Ad hoc Payments as required
• Credit Card and proforma payments.
• Liaising with internal department heads to resolve queries and prioritise payments.
• Maintaining spreadsheets or other financial records, as required
• Daily/weekly/monthly reports.
• Month end tasks relevant to Accounts Payable.

Capability - the skills and behaviours required to do this job well

• Minimum 2 years purchase ledger experience essential
• Previous payment experience essential
• Intermediate Excel skills (VLOOKUP’s, Pivot tables, SumIfs, etc)
• Good written & verbal communication skills
• Experience of SAP, desirable
• Passionate about working as part of a team, in a fast-paced environment with like-minded colleagues.
• Ability to multitask and organise accordingly.

Performance – how you will know you are doing a great job

• Weekly/monthly invoices processed
• Month end statements reconciliations processed
• Accounts payable inbox weekly and monthly statistics
• 1-2-1 catchup meetings with manager

Specific metrics will be set when in role and will be reviewed and built upon regularly. Alongside this, you will be supported with a personal performance plan that will enable you to continue improving your own performance and impact.

Attributes – experience and mindset that will enable you to do well in this role.

• Ability to develop knowledge and understanding of suppliers and payment profiles
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships, both internally and externally
• Passionate about working as part of a team
• Good written & verbal communication skills.

Science in Sport Group is an equal opportunity employer; we value diversity and strive to cultivate an inclusive workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind in regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We fully support reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, to provide an inclusive and welcoming recruitment experience.