Accounts Payable Clerk

South Staffordshire Plc; Walsall; Presencial; GBP 22.000 - 28.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Family-Friendly Leave

Company Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Descripción de la vacante

South Staffordshire Group is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to join our busy Finance team on a 3-month fixed-term contract. You will help process around 5,000 invoices per month with a four-person team, ensuring accuracy and pace in a high-volume purchase ledger environment.

Key responsibilities include matching, coding and reconciling invoices, maintaining supplier records, and supporting day-to-day ledger activities.

Formación

• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively to deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Experience using Oracle Financials would be advantageous, although full training will be provided.

Responsabilidades

• Matching, checking and coding supplier invoices.
• Setting up new supplier accounts and maintaining existing supplier records.
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies.
• Scanning invoices and supporting with documentation.
• Accurate data entry and maintenance of financial records.
• Acting as a first point of contact for supplier and internal purchase ledger queries.
• Supporting the wider Finance team with day-to-day purchase ledger activities.

Conocimientos

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Deadline management

Communication skills

Herramientas

Excel

Outlook

Word

Oracle Financials

Descripción del empleo

We're looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to join our busy Finance team on an initial 3-month fixed-term contract to support an increasing workload. Working as part of a team of four, you'll play a key role in ensuring the efficient processing of high-volume purchase ledger transactions. The team currently processes around 5,000 invoices per month, so accuracy, organisation and the ability to work at pace are essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Matching, checking and coding supplier invoices.
• Setting up new supplier accounts and maintaining existing supplier records.
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving any discrepancies.
• Scanning invoices and supporting with documentation.
• Accurate data entry and maintenance of financial records.
• Acting as a first point of contact for supplier and internal purchase ledger queries.
• Supporting the wider Finance team with day-to-day purchase ledger activities.

Previous experience working within a fast-paced Purchase Ledger or Accounts Payable environment.

Qualifications:

• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively to deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Experience using Oracle Financials would be advantageous, although full training will be provided.

South Staffordshire Group is an integrated services group that operates across two regulated water supply businesses and offers a range of complementary services and products through its non-regulated divisions: waste, water and infrastructure, compliance, service and software, and water consumption supply and logistics.

Group companies include: South Staffs Water, Cambridge Water, Advanced Engineering Solutions, Hydrosave, G Stow, OnSite, Integrated Water Services, Omega Red, Echo Managed Services, Aptumo, Aqua Direct, and Office Water Coolers.

Benefits and Perks:

• Family-Friendly Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity & Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support, and up to 5 paid Carer's Days
• Financial & Life Assurance: Company Pension Scheme with salary sacrifice options
• Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme and 24/7 Virtual GP access for you and your dependents
• Lifestyle & Perks: Cycle to Work Scheme and My Premier Benefits discounts, cashback, and vouchers
• Professional Development: Hands-on training and ongoing career development opportunities
• Inclusion & Belonging: Active People Networks - Disability & Neurodiversity, Unity+, Women's Network, Parent & Carer Networking Group and more
• Performance & Recognition: Annual salary review, Reward & Recognition Scheme, and Long Service Awards.

At South Staffordshire Group, inclusion matters. We have a wide range of employee networks which are employee-led communities that bring our people together, support different perspectives and create a strong sense of belonging. Our people are encouraged to get involved as members or allies.

We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.