Accounts Payable Specialist — Hybrid & SAP Expert

Kia America; Brampton; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working (up to 2 days a week)

Employee Car Scheme (car lease + 보험)

Onsite Chef - free lunch

Private Medical Care (Vitality)

Annual Health Checks

Private Dental Care

Pension with enhanced employer contrib

Life Assurance

Annual Leave 24 days + Bank Holidays

Wellness benefits

Work from anywhere for one week a year

Enhanced parental leave

Free weekly activities

Job summary

Kia UK is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant on a fixed-term contract until 30th April 2027. You will manage supplier invoices, expense processing via Concur, and payments via BACS, while ensuring accurate coding in SAP and timely settlements. The role supports the finance team in a busy environment.

Strong attention to detail, good communication, and well-developed MS Excel skills are essential. Prior AP experience is beneficial but not mandatory, with hybrid on-site and flexible working

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel with an awareness of AI tools and a willingness to embrace and explore their use to drive efficiency and innovation.
• A self-motivated approach and the ability to manage individual objectives.
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• A flexible and positive attitude.
• The ability to adapt to changing demands and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for alphabetic sub list of suppliers but has a good understanding of all suppliers.
• Three-way match supplier invoices on SAP coding costs and VAT correctly on a timely and accurate basis.
• Process used vehicle invoices checking net buyback value is correct, liaising with the fleet company and de-fleet centre to resolve queries.
• Process approved staff expenses on Concur expense system checking claims are within Kia UK's expenses policy and rejecting/adjusting claims outside Kia UK's policy.
• Prepare weekly payment runs to suppliers/employees using the aging report, creating BACS files and completing DocuSign approvals. Following up to ensure files are sent through Treasury.
• Pro-actively following up overdue items on suppliers' statements and pending list on SAP with operational managers to ensure suppliers are paid within credit terms.
• Manage vendor relationships being the first contact in resolving any issues or disputes related to payments or invoices.
• Reconcile high value supplier's statement of account quarterly.
• Proactively resolve debit balances on the purchase ledger, maintaining control over the quality of the purchase ledger and allocating payments timely in the correct period.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

MS Office / Excel

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Tools

SAP

Concur

Job description

Kia UK is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant on a fixed-term contract until 30th April 2027. You will manage supplier invoices, expense processing via Concur, and payments via BACS, while ensuring accurate coding in SAP and timely settlements. The role supports the finance team in a busy environment.

Strong attention to detail, good communication, and well-developed MS Excel skills are essential. Prior AP experience is beneficial but not mandatory, with hybrid on-site and flexible working