Accounts Payable Clerk

The National Trust For Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned charity organization is expanding its Accounts Payable team in Trowbridge. The role focuses on processing supplier invoices and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented with a strong understanding of financial practices. The organization offers a substantial pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, and a commitment to an inclusive work culture.

Benefits

Substantial pension scheme up to 10% of salary

Free entry to National Trust places

Rental deposit loan scheme

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Gym and shopping discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Flexible working opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Free parking at most Trust places

Qualifications

• Understanding of Purchase to Pay (P2P) financial accounting practices and its impact.
• Experience with financial transactional processing such as supplier invoices and expenses.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices/credits and match to purchase orders.
• Ensure timely payments in compliance with National Trust policy.
• Handle volunteer/staff expenses and petty cash.

Skills

Experience in Accounts Payable

Strong numerical accuracy

Prioritisation skills

Attention to detail

Ability to interpret financial data

Adaptability in fast-paced environment

IT skills including Microsoft Office

Tools

Finance ERP packages

Job description

The Accounts Payable team is a customer focused processing team tasked with ensuring all processing functions are carried out in an accurate, efficient and timely manner. The section is responsible for the processing of all supplier invoices (paper and electronic), volunteer/staff expenses, utility invoices and petty cash claims.

We're a charity but, make no mistake, we have our fingers firmly on the financial pulse. Because every penny of our profit goes back into our vital work, it's crucial that we're operating an excellent and efficient financial service to achieve our vision.

What it's like to work here

We're bigger than you think, we're more complicated than we appear and we're larger scale than you'd imagine. We've got passionate people in all our teams, and we've got so much more we want to achieve. We're for ever, for everyone and we really mean that.

Your contractual location will be our Finance Service Centre at Epsom Court in Trowbridge. We are currently operating a hybrid working schedule structured around three days in the office and two days working at a flexible location.

What you'll be doing

As part of the National Trust Accounts Payable team at the Finance Service Centre working from the office based in Trowbridge, you will be customer focused and responsible for processing all supplier invoices/credits, matching to purchase orders, plus other varied financial transactional processing, including volunteer/staff expenses and petty cash.

You'll work across several systems and ensure that accurate processing and timely payments are made in compliance with National Trust policy, contracts, controls, and Service Level Agreements (SLA's).

Who we're looking for

For this position we're looking for someone who has:

• Experience in, and understanding of, Accounts Payable (Purchase to Pay - P2P) financial accounting practices and its impact on other areas
• Strong numerical accuracy
• Prioritisation skills, whilst also maintaining attention to detail
• Ability to work accurately with and interpret financial data
• Ability to information gather
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• IT skills including Microsoft Office and experience in the use of Finance ERP packages

The package

The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places