Finance Officer- Payables

Parkinson's UK; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Finance Officer in a dynamic Purchase Ledger team. This temporary, full-time role offers the chance to enhance service delivery while ensuring invoice accuracy and timely payments. The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, and possess strong communication skills. With a commitment to creating a positive impact in the community, this role provides opportunities for career progression in a supportive and friendly environment. If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus the opportunity to buy and sell holiday entitlement

Generous pension scheme with contributions up to 10%

Discounts at various high street and online retailers

Life assurance of 5x your annual salary

Generous parental and family leave

Health and wellbeing packages

Free eye tests

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with strong communication skills.
• Proactive approach to processing high-volume data.

Responsibilities

• Ensure invoice accuracy and report discrepancies.
• Process payments timely and maintain excellent service.

Skills

Attention to detail

Proactive attitude

Written communication

Verbal communication

Data processing

Education

AAT qualified or studying towards an accounting qualification

Job description

Salary up to £26,013 per annum (plus comprehensive benefits)

Working hours per week: 37

This is a temporary, full-time vacancy that will close in a day at 23:59 BST.

Your new role

We’re excited to be looking for a new Finance Officer to join our Purchase Ledger team, ensuring our customers continue to receive excellent service, reducing creditor payment times, and improving team performance.

This is a six-month fixed-term role.

Attention to detail is essential, as you’ll be responsible for ensuring invoice accuracy and reporting discrepancies to relevant departments. You’ll also ensure timely payments.

You will be an ambassador for Abri to internal and external customers, so professionalism, politeness, and a proactive attitude are musts.

We’re seeking someone who’s proactive, detail-oriented, capable of processing high-volume data, and possesses good written and verbal communication skills.

Ideally, you will be AAT qualified or studying towards an accounting qualification.

If you’re looking to join a fast-paced, friendly environment with opportunities for career progression, apply now!

Who we are

Abri is a large housing provider managing over 55,000 homes and community assets, serving more than 120,000 customers across the South of England.

We believe everyone has the right to a good, safe, warm, and sustainable home in a community where they can belong, grow, and thrive. We’re investing £689m over the next ten years to improve building safety and energy efficiency.

• We’re delivering 10,000 new homes by 2030, focusing on affordable housing where it’s needed most.
• We’re investing in our communities to address local issues and create opportunities for all.

As we grow, we’re re-establishing a strong local presence with a regional approach to service delivery, split into three areas with local governance and leadership. This ensures our colleagues are more visible, accountable, and connected to our customers and communities.

More information about Abri and our strategic objectives can be found at www.abri.co.uk.

What you can expect

• 28 days holiday plus the opportunity to buy and sell holiday entitlement
• Generous pension scheme with contributions up to 10%
• Discounts at various high street and online retailers
• Life assurance of 5x your annual salary
• Generous parental and family leave
• Health and wellbeing packages
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to Work scheme

About you

We value diverse backgrounds, strengths, and experiences. Our shared values unite us as one team.

Our colleagues embody these values daily: making a difference for customers and colleagues, staying curious, seeking better solutions, achieving through partnership, owning responsibilities openly, and embracing change as opportunity.

If you share our values and want to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Be yourself

Abri promotes an inclusive culture, welcoming individual differences, life experiences, and knowledge. Everyone is unique and valued.

To our agency friends

We work with carefully selected agency partners supporting our in-house recruitment during busy periods. We’re not adding to our preferred supplier list presently, but if interested, please register on our procurement portal for future opportunities.