Accounts Payable Assistant

Chorleywood, United Kingdom | Posted on 31/07/2026

Job Title:
Accounts Payable Assistant (Automotive Business)

Location:
Chorleywood

Salary: £32,000-£35,000 per year

Monday to Friday
- Full Time
- Permanent

Accounts Payable Assistant We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive candidate to join our accounts department full-time.

The Role
:

• Processing all supplier/purchase invoices to include scanning, distribution to departments for approval/processing, collation on return and correctly entered on system.
• Reconciliation of supplier statements; chasing missing invoices
• Weekly Payment Runs
• Monthly Payment Runs
• Responding to queries by telephone and email
• Monitor utility contracts and compare all utilities before renewal to ensure the best market rate is achieved.
• Code and process any ad hoc invoices onto accounts system.
• Manage credit card payment documentation and posting of expenditure onto the system to include collating and scanning of documentation, and monitoring processing of said by other departments.
• Collate data as encountered to back up SECR reporting (Carbon Audit)
• Petty Cash – collate payments, code expenditure, or allocate against suppliers on system. Reconcile cash balance at month end.
• Monitor, chase and maintain debtor’s ledger.
• Any other relevant ad-hoc duties in support of finance team

Skills required:

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• 5+ Years experience in Accounts Payable
• Experience of Group Accounting
  Strong organisational skills
• Fully IT literate, Word and Excel (essential)
• Ability to prioritise
• Positive, helpful and pro-active attitude
• Flexible, punctual and presentable
• 30 days paid holiday – including bank holidays (pro rata), Nest pension scheme, allocated parking space.

Salary £32K - £35K for the right candidate

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Experience:

• Managerial accounting: 1 year (required)