Accounts Payable Specialist

iQ Student Accommodation; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Accounts Payable Specialist, where you'll play a key role in managing the purchase to pay function. This position offers a dynamic work environment with a hybrid model, allowing you to balance your time between the office and remote work. Collaborate with various teams to ensure timely payments and improve processes, all while building relationships across the business. If you have a proactive attitude and a passion for finance, this is your chance to thrive in a supportive and diverse team, making a real impact on the student accommodation experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in an accounts payable role is essential.
• Good numerical skills and an accounting qualification are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage the purchase to pay function and liaise with suppliers.
• Perform monthly reconciliations and resolve invoice differences.
• Support process improvements in accounts payable.

Skills

Accounts Payable Experience

Transactional Accounting

Numerical Skills

Excel Proficiency

Communication Skills

Detail-oriented

Team Skills

Process Improvement

Education

Accounting Qualification (or part)

Good Educational Background

Job description

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Q is one of the UK's biggest providers of student accommodation, committed to giving our 34,000 students in 85 sites across 29 UK cities their best year yet.

Our London and Manchester based support teams are the cog that keeps the iQ wheels turning, providing our brilliant site teams with everything they need to deliver a fantastic student experience every day.

iQers are a pretty special bunch. Our team is bursting with independent thinkers and problem solvers, who join us to explore what's possible and build a career as part of a diverse, fun and supportive team. If you have people skills, personality and potential then you have all the makings of a great iQer.

About the role:

As part of the Group reporting and controls team of 24, the role supports the AP team leader to manage the purchase to pay function including the relationship with our outsourced Accounts Payable team (QX). Be the primary contact for all internal teams to support the purchase order and payment processes for both site and corporate centre teams.

Although based in our London Bridge corporate centre, the role also requires periodic visits to our student accommodation sites. We operate a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office/site and 2 days remote.

Key Responsibilities:

Day to Day Transactional:

• Liaise with suppliers (including councils/utilities/maintenance) to ensure payments are made in a timely manner.
• Distribute invoice register KPIs to internal teams, working closely with stakeholders to reduce outstanding invoices.
• Obtain supplier statements, perform monthly reconciliations, and resolve differences.
• Coordinate ad hoc payments and supplier call-backs.
• Communicate with internal teams on payment and invoice status.
• Complete Direct Debit mandates and credit applications.
• Build relationships across the business.
• Handle invoice queries and issues.
• Deliver on-site training on purchase to pay processes across UK properties.
• Collaborate with Procurement on supplier onboarding.
• Assist end users with coding, workflows, and VAT rates.
• Work with outsourced AP team on issues.
• Support process improvements in accounts payable.

Other:

• Perform controls related to the AP cycle and document processes.
• Support year-end audits and respond to auditor queries.
• Participate in ad-hoc projects like onboarding new properties.

Key stakeholders include:

• Outsourced shared service team (QX: AP and Treasury)
• Site and Capital expenditure Teams
• Finance teams including Opex, Capex, Group Finance, Tax, and Treasury

Skills and Experience:

• Experience in an accounts payable role.
• Experience in transactional accounting is a plus.
• Familiarity with outsourced transaction teams is beneficial.
• Good numerical skills and education background.
• Accounting qualification (or part) is advantageous.
• Outgoing, proactive, and good communicator.
• Detail-oriented with a drive to improve processes.
• Strong team skills, adaptable to a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize using initiative.
• Proficiency in Excel.

Ready to feel like you've got the best job ever? Apply today and discover what it's really like to work at iQ!

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance