Accounts Payable Analyst

Accounts Payable Analyst

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Huddersfield

Reporting To: Accounts Payable Lead

Compensation: £24,479 / year

Join a collaborative finance team where you'll support Accounts Payable and ensure procuration (commission) payments to mortgage brokers are accurate, reconciled and delivered on time.

This is an entry level role with opportunities to progress - once you've passed your probation period and are proficient in your role, if you're keen to study towards a relevant accounts qualification, we'll support you!

Role Overview: This is an opportunity to join an AIM-listed group in an exciting growth phase, as part of a dynamic Group Finance team supporting the Accounts Payable function across the Group. You'll help deliver Accounts Payable and Procuration Fee processes, ensuring accurate, timely and controlled financial operations, with exposure to all areas of Finance across the Group.

Internally, we call this role Procuration Payments Analyst.

• Communicate with suppliers to resolve invoicing or payment queries, and process invoices, credit notes and purchase order reconciliations accurately in the system
• Prepare monthly supplier statement reconciliations and supplier payment runs, ensuring all payments are reviewed and authorised in line with Group delegated authorities and financial controls
• Process mortgage commission payments from start to finish, making sure everything is accurate before payments are made
• Check and match incoming payment data against system records and bank receipts to ensure everything balances
• Review and clean data received from lenders to make sure it's complete and correct
• Help calculate and prepare payments to members in line with agreed terms
• Investigate and resolve any differences, missing payments, underpayments or incorrect amounts, including outstanding creditor items
• Act as a point of contact for queries from suppliers, lenders and members, providing clear updates and support
• Support weekly and month-end checks and reviews to ensure all payments are fully accounted for
• Keep clear records and documentation to support audit and control processes
• Work closely with wider teams (finance, operations, sales) to resolve issues and support process improvement and automation opportunities

Essential requirements:

• A-levels or equivalent
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to process high volumes of financial data accurately
• Solid reconciliation skills with a methodical and investigative approach
• Clear communication skills when dealing with suppliers, internal stakeholders, lenders and Simply Biz members
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive and solutions-focused mindset
• Strong Excel capability (including lookups, pivots and data analysis)

Desirable requirements:

• Previous experience within an Accounts Payable, Finance Assistant or Finance Operations role would be advantageous
• Experience working with commission-based income or within financial services (ideally mortgages) would be advantageous
• Experience with finance systems such as Sage Intacct, Dynamics or similar is beneficial

Your approach:

• Highly organised and process-driven
• Comfortable working with large datasets and repetitive workflows
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Positive, team-oriented attitude with willingness to support wider finance activities

Location: This is a hybrid role, where you'll be working in our Huddersfield office 3 times each week, usually on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday. The other 2 days you'll work from home.

Right to Work:

Applicants must already hold a legal right to work in the UK without time restrictions and without the need for future sponsorship. We are unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.