Senior Accounts Payable Assistant

Senior Accounts Payable Assistant

Newcastle upon Tyne | Hybrid Working | 6-9 Month Fixed-Term Contract | September Start | Highly Competitive Salary

Are you an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking for your next contract opportunity with a prestigious and well-respected organisation?

Hays are delighted to be supporting a leading Newcastle-based business in the recruitment of a Senior Accounts Payable Assistant to join their finance team on a 6-9 month contract. Offering a highly competitive salary, flexible hybrid working and the opportunity to work within a collaborative and fast-paced finance function, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced AP professional seeking their next challenge.

The Role

Reporting into the Accounts Payable Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operation of the purchase ledger function, ensuring supplier payments are processed accurately and efficiently while maintaining strong internal and external relationships.

Key responsibilities will include:

• End-to-end processing of high-volume supplier invoices
• Matching, batching and coding invoices
• Managing supplier statement reconciliations and resolving discrepancies
• Handling supplier queries and building positive supplier relationships
• Preparing and processing payment runs
• Mo...