Accounts Payable Specialist

At the heart of our not-for-profit organisation is a commitment and a motivation to make the future-saving experience a simple one for our members. We champion fairness and simplicity, not profit-chasing. Imagine a financial adventure where everyone's a winner, fuelled by our exceptional service and brought to life by the fantastic individuals who work for us. We're a diverse employer with a flexible, hybrid working approach, ensuring everyone gets the opportunity to come to work and be the best version of themselves.

The Accounts Payable Analyst is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices and payments, maintaining strong relationships with vendors, and supporting the integrity of financial data through effective controls and reconciliations.

• Process and reconcile supplier invoices, resolving queries and ensuring compliance with purchase-to-pay (P2P) processes.
• Manage supplier accounts through statement reconciliations, discrepancy resolution, and timely supplier payments.
• Maintain the Accounts Payable function, including mailbox management, weekly payment runs, and responding to internal and external queries.
• Support month-end and financial control activities, including accruals, journals, reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and audit requests.
• Collaborate across Finance and Procurement teams to improve processes, provide reporting and analysis, support AR activities, and ensure compliance with company policies, risk management, diversity, inclusion, and Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles.
• Proven experience in Accounts Payable or transactional finance.
• Strong understanding of AP processes, controls, and systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in financial systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with ERP systems.

• Generous pension contributions with an employer contribution of up to 14%
• Real living wage
• Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service insurance
• Employee healthcare
• Parental and adoption leave
  
  Learning & development opportunities and study support
• Travel season ticket loans
• Volunteering days and charity payroll giving
• Onsite gym
• Social clubs and events

You can learn more about how we support our employees on our website

• People's Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at People's Partnership) equally and enabling them to perform at their best and demonstrate what they have to offer. This role may support hybrid working.
  
  To make use of this arrangement, employees must have an appropriate home working environment, including a private workspace and reliable, secure high speed internet that enables them to perform their duties effectively. We are a disability committed employer, please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process (application, selection assessments where relevant, and interview) to enable you to show us the best "you".