Accounts Payable Specialist | Hybrid & Growth‑Oriented

CMA Recruitment Group; Christchurch; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Wellbeing initiatives

Social events

Training and progression

Career development

Job summary

CMA Recruitment Group is supporting a Bournemouth-based client seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to join a collaborative finance team. The role focuses on efficient purchase ledger processing, supplier relations, and timely payments, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and controls.

You will contribute to month-end activities, reconcile statements, and support process improvements in a hybrid working environment designed to promote work-life balance and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts payable or purchase ledger environment.
• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP systems is desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in processing financial data.
• Strong communication skills and professional stakeholder engagement.
• Proactive problem-solving and process improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase ledger with invoices and credit notes, posted accurately.
• Build strong supplier relationships, resolve queries, maintain supplier records.
• Process supplier payments, monitor balances, maximise discounts per terms.
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate aged/outstanding items.
• Support month-end processes including accruals, journals, and audits.

Skills

Invoice processing

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Strong communication

Proactive problem-solving

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

CMA Recruitment Group is supporting a Bournemouth-based client seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to join a collaborative finance team. The role focuses on efficient purchase ledger processing, supplier relations, and timely payments, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and controls.

You will contribute to month-end activities, reconcile statements, and support process improvements in a hybrid working environment designed to promote work-life balance and professional growth.