Finance Assistant - Accounts Payable

Halfords Careers; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

Halfords is seeking a Finance Assistant in Accounts Payable to join our Finance Shared Services team. You’ll process supplier invoices, resolve queries, reconcile accounts, and support payments to keep our garage network moving.

Hybrid role with 2 days on site at Redditch; prior AP experience and strong Excel skills are preferred. We offer a discretionary bonus, pension, life assurance, and generous annual leave.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Financial or Accounts Payable role preferred but not essential.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills with ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel, SharePoint and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end Accounts Payable invoices accurately and on time.
• Resolve supplier and payment queries and maintain supplier records.
• Reconcile supplier accounts and investigate discrepancies and balances.
• Support invoice matching and reporting for compliance across the network.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the Finance Shared Services team.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Job no: 567929
Work type: Full time
Site: Redditch
Categories: Finance
Location: Worcestershire

Finance Assistant - Accounts Payable

About us

At Halfords, our mission is to inspire and support a lifetime of motoring and cycling. As a specialist retailer, we lead the market through customer-driven innovation and a distinct product range. We are dedicated to providing our customers with an integrated, unique, and convenient service experience—from e-bike and electric vehicle servicing to on-demand solutions. Our commitment is to foster customer loyalty by offering compelling reasons to keep coming back to our stores, ensuring a lifetime of motoring and cycling enjoyment.

About the role

Join our Finance Shared Services team and play a key role in ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, helping to keep our garage operations running smoothly. You'll be responsible for processing invoices, resolving supplier and payment queries, reconciling accounts, and building strong relationships with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.

This is a fast-paced role suited to someone with excellent attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and previous Accounts Payable experience. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives while developing your finance knowledge within a supportive and evolving team environment.

At Halfords, we operate a hybrid working policy with 2 days on site at our Support Centre in Redditch.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end Accounts Payable process, ensuring supplier invoices are processed accurately and payments are made on time.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, resolving invoice, payment, and purchase order queries efficiently.
• Reconcile supplier accounts, investigate discrepancies and historic balances, and support audit requirements where needed.
• Support operational teams with invoice matching and reporting, helping to improve compliance and resolve issues across the garage network.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and help drive best practice within the Finance Shared Services team.

About you

• Previous experience in a Financial or Accounts Payable role - Advantageous, not essential
• Strong time management skills with a "get up and go" attitude towards problem solving and working to deadlines
• SAP knowledge is advantageous, but not essential
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications (Mostly Excel, SharePoint & Teams)
• Strongcommunicationskill- especially with key stakeholdersboth in person and telephone
• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme, pension, life assurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
• Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We help you to own and grow your potential so you can be at your best in your current role and to support your future career aspirations.
• You will have access to a wealth of employee discounts across the Halfords suite of products and services.
• Wellbeing and inclusion are at the heart of our colleague experience. We offer resources and ongoing support to enhance your wellbeing at work and active Colleague Networks supporting inclusion initiatives across Halfords.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel. At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

Advertised: 04 Sep 2026 GMT Daylight Time
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Join our Finance Shared Services team and play a key role in ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, helping to keep our garage operations running smoothly. You'll be responsible for processing invoices, resolving supplier and payment queries, reconciling accounts, and building strong relationships with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.This is a fast-paced role suited to someone with excellent attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and previous Accounts Payable experience. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives while developing your finance knowledge within a supportive and evolving team environment.

Join our Finance Shared Services team and play a key role in ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, helping to keep our garage operations running smoothly. You'll be responsible for processing invoices, resolving supplier and payment queries, reconciling accounts, and building strong relationships with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.This is a fast-paced role suited to someone with excellent attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and previous Accounts Payable experience. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives while developing your finance knowledge within a supportive and evolving team environment.