Interim Accounts Payable Specialist – Immediate Start

Confidential; West of England, Bath; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Bristol is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to support its finance team during a backlog clearance and a busy operational period. You will process supplier invoices, perform matching and coding, and manage supplier queries to keep payments on track.

The role requires experience in purchase ledger, strong reconciliation and communication skills, and intermediate Excel. Immediate availability is preferred; familiarity with systems such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Dynamics or

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger.
• Ability to process high volumes of invoices.
• Strong reconciliation and query-resolution skills.
• Intermediate Excel knowledge.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Processing high volumes of supplier invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Matching, batching and coding invoices.
• Three-way matching of invoices against purchase orders and goods received notes.
• Managing supplier queries via telephone and email.
• Performing supplier statement reconciliations.
• Supporting weekly and monthly payment runs.
• Processing staff expenses.
• Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies.
• Assisting with aged creditor reviews and ledger clean-up activities.
• Supporting the AP team with month-end tasks.

Skills

Accounts payable

Purchase ledger

High invoice volumes

Excel (intermediate)

Reconciliation

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

JD Edwards

Dynamics

NetSuite

Job description

Confidential in Bristol is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to support its finance team during a backlog clearance and a busy operational period. You will process supplier invoices, perform matching and coding, and manage supplier queries to keep payments on track.

The role requires experience in purchase ledger, strong reconciliation and communication skills, and intermediate Excel. Immediate availability is preferred; familiarity with systems such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Dynamics or