Accounts Payable Assistant.

Role: Accounts Payable Assistant
Location: Bedford
Hours: Full Time - Monday to Friday 40 hours per week
Salary: £15.38 to £16.80 per hour dependant on experience

Contract Type: Temp to Perm

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an organised and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Assistant to join a busy Finance team. This role is perfect for someone looking to develop their finance experience in a collaborative environment while supporting a wide range of accounts payable activities.

 Who are we?

A dynamic organisation with a growing finance department, committed to accuracy, efficiency, and supporting colleagues across the business.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for professional development
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Potential to secure a permanent role after successful temporary placement

Duties of a Accounts Payable Assistant:

• Process supplier invoices, ensuring accuracy and correct coding against budgets
• Input multi-country stock and overhead invoices
• Prepare BACS and international payment runs, recognising priority payments
• Manage supplier account queries and process purchase returns
• Reconcile supplier statements, ledgers, and multi-currency bank accounts
• Set up new supplier accounts, including bank account validation
• Post intercompany purchase invoices and journals
• Support accounts payable month-end activities and wider group management accounts
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies within the team
• Provide general support across all finance tasks as required

What we would like from you:

• High attention to detail in financial data entry
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Effective collaboration across teams to resolve issues
• Analytical approach with the ability to investigate and propose practical solutions

Education / Qualifications / Experience Required:

• AAT qualification or equivalent experience in a finance/accounts payable role

If you are interested in this role, please apply below with your most recent CV.

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