Accounts Payable Immediate Start

Think Specialist Recruitment; Kings Langley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Think Accountancy & Finance are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable professional to join a growing finance team based in Kings Langley, just outside Hemel Hempstead. You will own AP across multiple entities, process high volumes of supplier invoices, reconcile statements and manage payment runs in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires experience across multi-entity ledgers, strong Excel skills and the ability to resolve discrepancies independently.

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger.
• Experience across multiple entities, sites or ledgers.
• Ownership of AP workload beyond processing invoices.
• Strong supplier statement reconciliation experience.
• Hands-on payment run experience.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Accounts Payable for an allocated portfolio of entities.
• Process high volumes of PO and non-PO supplier invoices.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve aged items.
• Manage supplier and internal queries through to resolution.
• Prepare, upload and process payment runs.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Multi-entity exposure

High-volume processing

Bank reconciliations

Excel skills

Job description

Think Accountancy & Finance are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable professional to join a growing finance team based in Kings Langley, just outside of Hemel Hempstead.

We are specifically looking for someone who has worked within a busy, multi-entity or multi-site environment, is confident taking ownership of their own ledgers and understands the full AP process beyond simply processing invoices.

If you have strong hands-on AP experience who is comfortable managing multiple priorities, resolving issues and making sure their ledgers are accurate and up to date.

This is a fast-paced environment supporting a large portfolio of companies, so previous experience working across multiple entities, companies, sites or ledgers is essential.

We are particularly keen to speak with candidates who are immediately available or able to start at short notice.

What will you be doing?

• Taking ownership of Accounts Payable across an allocated portfolio of entities
• Processing high volumes of PO and non-PO supplier invoices
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving aged or outstanding items
• Managing supplier and internal queries through to resolution
• Preparing, uploading and processing payment runs
• Working with banking platforms and following appropriate payment approval controls
• Completing bank reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
• Monitoring cash balances and upcoming payments
• Maintaining accurate supplier details and supporting bank-detail verification
• Chasing invoice approvals and resolving delays
• Supporting month-end activities
• Working closely with the wider finance and treasury teams
• Ensuring strong financial controls and accurate, right-first-time processing

What are we looking for?

• Strong Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger experience
• Experience working across multiple entities, companies, sites or ledgers
• Experience taking ownership of your own AP workload rather than purely processing invoices
• Strong supplier statement reconciliation experience
• Hands-on payment run experience
• Exposure to bank reconciliations, treasury or cash management
• Experience within a high-volume finance environment
• Good Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and confidence resolving discrepancies independently
• Experience with multi-currency payments, international suppliers, shared services or outsourced finance environments would be a great advantage.

The details

• Initial 6 month FTC with the potential to extend.
• Hybrid: 3 days in the office / 2 days working from home
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Start: ASAP

Think Accountancy and Finance is the finance division of Think Specialist Recruitment, an independent recruitment agency based in Hemel Hempstead and working across the Herts, Beds and Bucks area. We specialise in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment with areas of expertise including: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Finance Admin, Part Qualified Finance, Credit Control and Bookkeepers