Accounts Payable Specialist — Drive Finance Process Improvements

Confidential; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Pension

Death in service

26 days holiday

Job summary

Confidential is recruiting an Accounts Payable Assistant in Runcorn to join a busy finance team. You will manage high-volume invoice processing, supplier queries, and reconciliations, supporting improvements to processes and ERP systems.

The role is permanent, full-time, offering £28,000-£32,000, 26 days holiday, a pension, death in service and free on-site parking as standard benefits. You will work closely with the Accounts Payable Manager in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or a similar transactional finance role.
• Good understanding of invoice processing, reconciliations and ideally 3-way matching.
• Confident Excel skills and strong attention to detail.
• Experience using ERPs would be advantageous
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Organised, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Process high volumes of purchase invoices, including cost of sales, agency and supplier invoices.
• Carry out 3-way matching of purchase orders, goods received notes and invoices.
• Manage supplier queries and maintain the accounts payable inbox.
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Assist with GRNI reconciliations and outstanding invoice queries.
• Process employee expenses and company credit card reconciliations.
• Support weekly supplier payment runs.
• Assist with subcontractor documentation, CIS administration and retention tracking.
• Support improvements to finance processes, including data cleansing and ERP system implementation.

Skills

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Organised

Proactive

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Confidential is recruiting an Accounts Payable Assistant in Runcorn to join a busy finance team. You will manage high-volume invoice processing, supplier queries, and reconciliations, supporting improvements to processes and ERP systems.

The role is permanent, full-time, offering £28,000-£32,000, 26 days holiday, a pension, death in service and free on-site parking as standard benefits. You will work closely with the Accounts Payable Manager in a fast-paced environment.