Accounts Payable Clerk

SF Partners; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to take ownership of an AP ledger cleanse and strengthen AP processes. The role suits a proactive self-starter comfortable resolving legacy issues, discrepancies and driving actions through to completion.

You will review GRNI balances, reconcile supplier statements, prepare payments through HSBC, and help embed a PO process for expenses. This hands-on position requires accuracy, independence and ability to prioritise urgent payments to avoid

Qualifications

• Hands-on accounts payable experience.
• Experience with GRNI reconciliation and ledger cleansing.
• Strong supplier statement reconciliation skills.
• Experience resolving historic AP ledger issues.
• Ability to work independently and drive issues to resolution.

Responsibilities

• Review and cleanse GRNI balances and clear historic items.
• Review credits and unallocated items, chase missing invoices, allocate payments.
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations and support month-end reporting.
• Prepare proposed supplier payment runs and prioritise high-risk suppliers.
• Process approved supplier payments through HSBC.
• Investigate and reconcile other legacy AP accounts and items.
• Help embed a Purchase Order process for expenses with required approvals.

Skills

Accounts Payable

GRNI reconciliation

Ledger cleansing

Supplier reconciliations

HSBC payments

Job description

We are looking for a confident and proactive Accounts Payable Specialist to take ownership of an AP ledger cleanse and help strengthen existing AP processes.

This role would suit a self-starter who is comfortable working through legacy issues, investigating discrepancies and driving actions through to resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and cleanse GRNI (Goods Received Not Invoiced) balances, clearing historic items and investigating why transactions remain outstanding after goods have been received.
• Review credits and unallocated items on the AP ledger, chasing missing invoices where required and ensuring payments and credits are correctly allocated.
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations, resolving discrepancies and supporting accurate stock and month-end reporting.
• Prepare proposed supplier payment runs, prioritising suppliers that may place the business on stop alongside other business-critical suppliers.
• Process approved supplier payments through HSBC, ensuring invoices have been appropriately approved and posted to the AP ledger.
• Investigate, reconcile and cleanse other legacy AP accounts and outstanding items.
• Help introduce and embed a Purchase Order (PO) process for expenses, ensuring appropriate approvals are in place before costs are processed through the AP ledger.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong hands-on Accounts Payable experience.
• Previous experience of GRNI reconciliation and ledger cleansing.
• Strong supplier statement reconciliation skills.
• Experience investigating and resolving historic AP ledger issues.
• Confidence managing supplier queries and prioritising critical payments.
• A proactive, organised and methodical approach.
• The ability to work independently, take ownership and see issues through to resolution.
• Experience with HSBC banking/payment processes would be beneficial.

This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can quickly get to grips with the AP ledger, identify outstanding issues and drive the cleanse through to completion.