Accounts Payable Specialist (Hybrid)

An unusual maternity cover where you can make a difference, not just be a caretaker.

• 2 days on-site in Cannon Street (including Thursdays), 3 from home, flexible working arrangements
• £45k to £50k. Excellent range of flexible benefits, including 26 days holiday
• Late July / early August start

Her leave is planned to start in mid-August for 12 months and it s expected the role will change based on your help. On her return, you will mentor her on improvements that will make her job easier. She s performing well in a standalone capacity, with a reliance on manual processes.

They ve moved from being a small company to a scale up, and you will have an opportunity to review and improve accounts payable to support their future needs.

This is a professional services firm growing 30% year on year, organically and through acquisition. They employ 250 people with accounts payable processes that have evolved with the business. As a supplier I can tell you the finance team is efficient, welcoming, friendly and diverse. And that the five finance people I ve introduced are all enjoying working there.

Signed off as a 12-month contract, and it s expected there will be a short term extension. Assuming they continue to grow, this may create future opportunities including a permanent vacancy - however, please treat this as a temporary vacancy in your decision to apply.

What you'll do

• End-to-end accounts payable across 1 main and 3 smaller entities: purchase approvals, invoice processing, weekly payment runs, bank postings, supplier reconciliations and month-end accruals support
• Support cashflow forecasting, intergroup transactions and disbursements, and ad hoc billing and reporting across the group
• Look for opportunities to reduce their manual workload through suitable automation, which may include AI this is to enable the team rather than affect future hires

About you

• An experienced AP professional - MS 365 Business Central or similar
• You enjoy owning accounts payable with a helpful nature and customer service ethic
• Experience of improving AP processes - such as data capture tools

The recruitment process

• This advert is live as of 24th June and will run until the 29th, due to volume of suitable applications
• 1st interview by Teams on July 7th. 2nd stage in person on the 9th or 10th
• Start date ideally 27th July to allow a handover
• Don t worry if your CV isn t up to date - use what you have and we can deal with the rest later.

All applications will receive a reply within 3 days. I ll read every application personally and don t use any AI for assessment purposes.