Accounts Payable Clerk

Pacifica; Houghton-le-Spring; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the support services sector is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join their Finance Department. The successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail and experience in purchase ledger, ensuring the smooth processing of invoices and supplier accounts. This role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a supportive work environment focused on employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Company Pension scheme

Up to 33 days annual holiday allowance

Wellbeing and work-life balance

Death in service benefit at 3x salary

Company online retailer saving portal

Complimentary Multi Appliance Protection

Qualifications

• 2+ years of purchase ledger experience required.
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel and financial software.
• Ability to manage time and achieve targets.

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day activities of the purchase ledger function.
• Process high volume invoices and manage supplier queries.
• Reconcile supplier accounts and ensure timely payments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Communication

Time management

Tools

MS Excel

Financial software packages

Job management systems

Job description

Accounts Payable Clerk - Finance Department

Based at Head Office [North East]

The Pacifica business is owned by Pacifica Group Limited, a national support services company which has an excellent pedigree for operating quality repair services for a host of customers including Retailers, Insurance Companies, Manufacturers, Distributors and chargeable customers throughout the UK and Europe. We're one of the UK's largest providers of outsourced support and repair of Domestic Appliances, employing over 250 fully qualified engineers, repairing over 350,000 appliance repairs every year and creating a sustainable future. As a Carbon Neutral Company, our goal is to reach net-zero carbon by 2035.

Overview of Role:

Working within the Finance Department at our Head Office with an unwavering eye for detail. Solutions focused with an ability to maintain a calm approach under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the day to day activities of the purchase ledger function, ensuring the key objectives of the department are met and necessary improvements are implemented
• Gain approval for purchase invoices from relevant budget holder and process high volume invoices
• Ability to process queries from sub-contractors and suppliers
• Process bank details from new suppliers to ensure payments can be made accurately.
• Update cash books with payment runs and manual cheque payments
• Process weekly and monthly payment runs
• Reconcile supplier accounts
• Ensure time-critical payments are made without delay
• Processing purchase invoices in a timely and accurate manner
• Creating payments due for customer compensation
• Reviewing purchase ledger accounts and resolving queries
• Reviewing credit card transactions and ensuring adherence to controls
  
  

Skills / Experience / Qualifications:

• Purchase Ledger experience essential (2 years +)
• Unwavering eye for detail
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel, financial software packages and job management systems
• Confident working proactively on own initiative
• Strong problem-solving skills, and an ability to interpret large quantities of data
• Manage own time and achieve targets set
• Excellent communicator, both internally and externally to the organisation
• Able to thrive in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment
• Dedicated, deadline focused, determined, capable of multi-tasking
  
  

Hours of Work:

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm [37.5 hours per week]

Salary: £26,000 - £27,000 per annum basic dependent on experience

Benefits:

Company Pension scheme

Up to 33 days annual holiday allowance including 8 bank holidays

Wellbeing and fantastic work - life balance

Death in service benefit at 3x salary

Company online retailer saving portal

Complimentary MAP - (Multi Appliance Protection) for your own home appliances.

Reporting to:

Accounts Payable Team Leader