Payments Administrator

British Sugar Plc; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK company is seeking an Accounts Payable professional to join their team. The role involves ensuring all expenses and invoices are logged, matched, and paid according to company policies. Responsibilities include driving compliance improvements, reconciling supplier statements, and maintaining effective communication with stakeholders. Ideal candidates should have experience in Accounts Payable, strong IT skills, and the ability to work well in a team. The position is located in Cambridgeshire, England.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an Accounts Payable team.
• Strong IT skills, particularly in MS Office.
• Good communication skills to manage stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Drive down non-compliance in P2P processes with suggested improvements.
• Check invoice approvals in line with Delegated Levels of Authority.
• Input Accounts Payable documents daily and follow up on discrepancies.
• Reconcile supplier statements and manage queries effectively.

Skills

Accounts Payable experience

Strong IT skills

Good communication skills

Ability to organise and prioritise

Driven and self-motivated

Education

GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English, or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Reporting to the Payments Manager you will be an integral member of the team responsible for delivering a high-quality Accounts Payable service to the business by ensuring all expenses and invoices are logged, matched and paid in accordance with the payment terms and policies for British Sugar, Silverspoon and AB Sugar.

Responsibilities

• Driving down non-compliance in P2P process by working with different areas of the business to identify areas for improvement and suggest solutions
• Checking that invoices have been approved in line with Delegated Levels of Authority
• Input of Account Payable documents on a daily basis (e.g. invoices and credit notes), following up with either the business or suppliers where invoices cannot be matched
• Reconciling supplier statements and requesting copy invoices where required
• Targeting of aged items to drive down unapproved invoice statistics
• Maintenance of both the internal and external Accounts Payable inboxes to include query resolution through root cause analysis and direct email communications
• Filing and preparing documents for scanning
• Leading site visits to engage with colleagues to help resolve invoices in query

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an Accounts Payable team
• GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English, or equivalent
• Strong IT skills - particularly MS Office including Outlook and Excel
• Good communication skills building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Ability to organise and prioritise
• Driven with a desire to achieve
• Works on own initiative and ability to work as part of a team

We are committed to creating an environment where all our people are treated with respect and given the opportunities to succeed. We want British Sugar to be a great, inclusive place to work for everyone.