Accounts Payable Clerk

Mears Group PLC; Tewkesbury2; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Eye care vouchers

Wellbeing service

Training & development

25 days holiday

Job summary

Mears Group PLC in Gloucester is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join the busy finance team. This full-time, permanent role handles high volumes of supplier invoices and queries, maintaining accurate ledgers and timely processing.

You will liaise with internal colleagues, manage central inboxes, open and process post, and support ad hoc finance tasks. AAT desirable; strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts payable or purchase ledger handling invoices and queries.
• Strong IT skills with Excel and database familiarity.
• Excellent organisation and time management.
• Confident communication and relationship-building.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload.

Responsibilities

• Answer supplier and internal queries by phone or email.
• Input high volumes of supplier invoices accurately and quickly.
• Manage central finance inboxes and post processing.
• Query and resolve invoice or supplier issues.
• Maintain and reconcile the purchase ledger.
• Support ad hoc finance tasks and cross-department collaboration.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Data entry

Time management

Communication

Education

AAT qualification desirable

Job description

Annual salary: up to £27,645.19

Accounts Payable Clerk

Location: Gloucester

Contract: Full time, permanent, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm

Salary: £27,645.19 per annum plus benefits

We are looking for a Accounts Payable Clerk to join our busy and vibrant Accounts team based at our Gloucester office. This is a full time; permanent opportunity suited to a self-motivated individual who enjoys working in a fast paced finance function and is confident managing a varied workload.

You will support the purchase ledger function by handling a high volume of invoices and queries while working collaboratively with colleagues across the business. The role requires strong organisation skills, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively.

Mears is a leading provider of housing services to the public and private sectors. We work in partnership with local authorities, housing associations and other clients to deliver essential services that make a real difference to communities across the UK.

About the Role:

You will be responsible for supporting the purchase ledger and wider finance team, ensuring invoices and queries are processed accurately and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Answering phone queries from suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Inputting a high volume of supplier invoices with speed and accuracy
• Managing central finance inboxes
• Opening and processing post
• Querying and resolving invoice and supplier issues
• Investigating and resolving supplier queries
• Maintaining the purchase ledger
• Data entry and statement reconciliation
• Working collaboratively with other departments
• Supporting ad hoc finance tasks as required

Key Criteria:

• Previous experience in a customer service or administration role with confidence handling telephone and e-mail queries in a high volume environment
• Strong IT and database skills in Microsoft Office
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Confident communication skills with the ability to build professional relationships
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise effectively
• Accounts or ledger experience is advantageous but not essential
• Experience using spreadsheets for data entry or reconciliation is desirable
• AAT qualification is desirable

Benefits:

• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Sick Pay
• Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)
• Share saver scheme
• Eye test vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
• Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
• Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blair Drummond Safari Park, M&Ds Theme park, fully paid for including lunch
• Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment
• Excellent training and development opportunities and 25 days holiday entitlement along with bank holidays.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.