Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist
Location: Retford
Salary: Up to £40,000

Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be supporting a well-established organisation in their search for an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Accounts Payable professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced, detail-focused environment and is looking to play a key role within a collaborative finance team.

Joining a growing business with a strong reputation in its sector, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of the accounts payable function whilst contributing to ongoing process improvements and efficiencies.

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to £40,000
• Monday to Friday working pattern (8:30am – 4:30pm)
• Opportunity to join a well-established and respected organisation
• Collaborative and supportive working environment
• The chance to contribute to process improvement and automation projects

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end accounts payable process, ensuring supplier payments are processed accurately and on time whilst maintaining strong relationships with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities of the Accounts Payable Specialist:

• Manage the full supplier ledger across multiple business entities
• Process invoices accurately, including coding and matching against purchase orders and goods receipts
• Monitor and resolve aged and negative supplier balances
• Review and close aged purchase orders to maintain data integrity
• Maintain supplier master data, including onboarding new suppliers and updating existing records
• Complete daily bank reconciliations
• Process routine and ad-hoc payment runs across multiple currencies
• Monitor and maintain balances within the Soldo expense management system
• Manage month-end accounts payable close processes in line with reporting deadlines
• Produce monthly accounts payable analytics and reporting
• Act as the main point of contact for supplier queries, ensuring service levels are maintained
• Perform supplier statement reconciliations and investigate outstanding items
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across a range of departments
• Support annual external audit requirements
• Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives across the accounts payable function
• Maintain and update standard operating procedures
• Provide support and holiday cover across the wider finance team as required

To be successful in this role, you will have previous experience within an Accounts Payable environment and be comfortable managing high-volume transactional processes. You will also have:

Essential:

• Strong understanding of invoice processing, payment cycles and supplier management
• Experience using finance systems such as Sage or similar
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Google Workspace skills
• Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines

Desirable:

• Experience working with international suppliers and multi-currency transactions
• AAT or other relevant finance qualifications
• Understanding of VAT treatment relating to international purchases
• Experience working within a regulated environment

If you're an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking for a role where you can take ownership, drive improvements and make a real impact within a supportive finance team, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information or to apply, please contact Megana Juceviciute at Elevation Recruitment Group.