Temp Accounts Payable Specialist – Office-Based

The Recruitment Group; East Staffordshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office‑based role in Burton-on-Trent

Finance exposure and experience

Job summary

The Recruitment Group is seeking a Temporary Finance Assistant for a fully office‑based role in Burton‑on‑Trent. You will support the day‑to‑day Accounts Payable activities, handling high volumes of invoices in a structured environment.

Ideal candidates are highly organised with strong attention to detail, proficient with IT systems, and able to work independently within a small finance team. AAT qualification or equivalent experience is beneficial but not essential.

Qualifications

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable processing a high volume of information accurately.
• Confident using IT systems and able to learn new software quickly.
• Good communicator with stakeholders.
• Able to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Reliable, flexible and able to work in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Process a high volume of purchase invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Process credit notes through systems for approval.
• Manage and maintain creditor ledgers.
• Allocate incoming payments and maintain records.
• Monitor shared finance mailbox and admin tasks.
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate discrepancies.
• Set up new supplier accounts with internal teams.
• Respond to supplier queries and resolve issues.
• Identify recurring issues and help prevent them.
• Upload invoices to portals and update portals.
• Support month-end processes when required.
• Perform general finance administration and ad hoc tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

IT/system proficiency

Communication

Prioritisation

Independent working

Team player

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Tools

Accounts payable software

Job description

The Recruitment Group is seeking a Temporary Finance Assistant for a fully office‑based role in Burton‑on‑Trent. You will support the day‑to‑day Accounts Payable activities, handling high volumes of invoices in a structured environment.

Ideal candidates are highly organised with strong attention to detail, proficient with IT systems, and able to work independently within a small finance team. AAT qualification or equivalent experience is beneficial but not essential.