Accounts Payable Advisor

Role: Accounts Payable Advisor

Location: Coventry (office based, 5 days per week)

Duration: 6 months initially, with potential for permanent placement

Day Rate: £13.20 per hour

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

We’re looking for an Accounts Payable Advisor to join our client’s Coventry office as part of a team of seven Process Assurance Advisors. The role focuses on ensuring timely payments and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers.

• Ensure payment reaches suppliers within agreed terms.
• Open, post, and scan invoices into the OCR and document retrieval system.
• Process invoices (both electronic and paper) against Purchase Orders and GRNs.
• Resolve problems relating to orders and workflows.
• Respond to email queries.
• Liaise with staff at all levels and with external suppliers to build good working relationships.
• Communicate best practice to suppliers and internal users to prevent issues.
• Take individual responsibility for ongoing assigned tasks.
• Identify root causes for non-payment of invoices.

• Experience in accounts payable.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Superb telephone manners with great written communication abilities.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and proactive solution orientation.
• Self‑motivated and resilient in a fast‑paced environment.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to complete tasks to strict deadlines.