Part time Accounts Payable

Morgan McKinley (Milton Keynes); Bletchley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley (Milton Keynes) is seeking an organised Accounts Payable Assistant to join the finance team on a 6-month contract. The role is part-time, 3 days per week, based in Bedford, with duties spanning processing supplier invoices and assisting with payment runs.

The successful candidate will manage stock invoice processing, maintain accurate supplier accounts, and liaise with internal teams to resolve discrepancies while ensuring deadlines are met.

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger.
• Experience processing high volumes of supplier invoices.
• Experience with stock invoices.
• Strong attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Good communication with suppliers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Processing accounts payable invoices, including stock invoices.
• Handling a mixture of manual and automated invoice processing.
• Checking, coding and matching invoices to purchase orders and delivery documentation where required.
• Assisting with supplier payment runs.
• Responding to supplier queries and resolving invoice discrepancies.
• Ensuring invoices are accurately recorded and processed within agreed deadlines.
• Supporting the wider finance team with general accounts payable duties as required.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Purchase Ledger

High invoice volumes

Stock invoices

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Supplier communications

Job description

Location: Bedford
Contract: 6 Months
Working Hours: 3 days per week, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Working Pattern: Part-time, office-based

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking an organised and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Assistant to join our client's finance team on a 6-month contract basis.

This is a part-time opportunity, working 3 days per week, Monday to Friday (days to be agreed), based in Bedford.

The successful candidate will provide support to the accounts payable function, ensuring supplier invoices are processed accurately and efficiently, including stock-related invoices, and assisting with supplier payment runs.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing accounts payable invoices, including stock invoices.
• Handling a mixture of manual and automated invoice processing.
• Checking, coding and matching invoices to purchase orders and delivery documentation where required.
• Assisting with supplier payment runs.
• Responding to supplier queries and resolving invoice discrepancies.
• Ensuring invoices are accurately recorded and processed within agreed deadlines.
• Supporting the wider finance team with general accounts payable duties as required.

About You

• Previous experience in an Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger role.
• Confident processing high volumes of supplier invoices.
• Experience handling both manual and automated invoice processes.
• Good attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Comfortable working with stock invoices and supplier accounts.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to liaise with suppliers and internal departments.
• Able to work independently and manage workload effectively