As Accounts Payable Co-ordinator, you will be responsible for the smooth running of accounts payable and day-to-day finance operations, including processing supplier invoices, managing supplier onboarding and queries, running payment cycles, maintaining reconciliations, and supporting month-end close and working capital reporting. The role requires someone highly organised and detail-focused, confident with Excel and new finance systems, able to communicate well across the business, and comfortable working independently under pressure while following strong controls and security protocols.
Responsibilities
*Managing approvals and processing of supplier purchase invoices - ensuring accurate nominal code allocation of invoices.
*Supplier management, including setting up new suppliers, maintaining supplier records and answering / actioning supplier quires
*Ensuring security protocols are followed with supplier onboarding and payment runs
*Manage the finance tickets to ensure all finance queries are assigned to the relevant team member.
*Managing monthly payment run cycle for management review
*Maintaining the bank reconciliation by allocating payments and receipts
*Reconciling supplier statements to their account
*Manage the accounts payable month end close process.
*Assist with month end accruals and prepayments reconciliations
*Ownership of employee expenses, checking the company policy is being followed, appropriate approvals & evidence is supplied and correct bookkeeping
*Ownership of travel partner relationship, ensuring correct usage, bookkeeping and invoicing is in place
*Assist in identifying and implementing new accounts payable controls and process
*Supporting weekly working capital reporting & cashflow forecasting
Competencies and Behaviours
*Have applied technical and analytical skills using Excel
*Ideally be educated to degree level in a numerate subject, and with strong A-levels in mathematical/ scientific based subjects
*Able to quickly learn and adapt to new accounting software
*Have excellent communication skills
*Have a keen eye for detail
*Have pride in your deliverables
*Are highly organised and good at planning
*Good at working independently and as part of a team
*Are flexible and self-motivated
*Are good under pressure
*Able to travel throughout the UK
*Have the right to work in the UK
*Able to attend the office min 3 days per week
*Have a commitment to personal development