Accounts Payable & Receivable Specialist

Portsmouth Water; Langstone; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Pension up to 15%

Non-contractual bonus up to 6% of base

Maternity/paternity/adoption leave & 0

Job summary

Portsmouth Water is hiring a Finance Assistant to support accounts payable and receivable within a collaborative Finance team. The role focuses on recording and managing financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery, and building strong relationships across the business and external partners.

Key duties include validating invoices against purchase orders, maintaining the purchase ledger, processing invoices, reconciling supplier statements, and preparing customer invoices.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical accuracy and ability to work with figures.
• Experience processing high volumes of financial transactions.
• Analytical with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with stakeholders.
• Proactive problem-solving and efficient query resolution.
• Adaptable with excellent multi-tasking and prioritisation.
• Commitment to Excellence, Integrity and Future Focus.

Responsibilities

• Accurately validate invoices against purchase orders and ensure timely processing.
• Support the Finance Operations Manager with ad-hoc tasks to keep the team running smoothly.
• Maintain the purchase ledger and related control accounts for accuracy.
• Process invoices, credit notes, and payments with attention to detail.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies swiftly.
• Prepare and issue customer invoices with high accuracy.

Skills

Numerical accuracy

High-volume processing

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Core values alignment

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

Portsmouth Water is hiring a Finance Assistant to support accounts payable and receivable within a collaborative Finance team. The role focuses on recording and managing financial transactions, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery, and building strong relationships across the business and external partners.

Key duties include validating invoices against purchase orders, maintaining the purchase ledger, processing invoices, reconciling supplier statements, and preparing customer invoices.