Accounts Payable Assistant

Kia UK is a leading automotive brand offering one of the industry’s largest range of models across multiple vehicle segments and was the third most popular UK car brand in 2025. With 190 Kia Dealers across the country, Kia is now widely known for its advanced electrified products offering the technology of tomorrow, today. Spearheading this charge are award-winning products including the fully electric EV6 – Kia’s first dedicated electric vehicle, the 2024 World Car of the Year the EV9 and the electric compact SUV and World Car of the Year 2025 the EV3.

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Kia UK is a leading automotive brand offering one of the industry’s largest range of models across multiple vehicle segments and was the third most popular UK car brand in 2025. With 190 Kia Dealers across the country, Kia is now widely known for its advanced electrified products offering the technology of tomorrow, today. Spearheading this charge are award-winning products including the fully electric EV6 – Kia’s first dedicated electric vehicle, the 2024 World Car of the Year the EV9 and the electric compact SUV and World Car of the Year 2025 the EV3.

We’re pleased to share an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and detail-focused individual to join the Finance team as an Accounts Payable Assistant, on a fixed term contract until 30th April 2027.

In this role, you will help deliver an accurate, timely and high-quality accounts payable service for Kia UK. You will process supplier and used vehicle invoices, support weekly payment runs, review employee expenses and work closely with colleagues and suppliers to resolve queries and ensure payments are made within agreed terms.

You will be responsible for managing an allocated group of supplier accounts while developing a good understanding of the wider purchase ledger. The role will involve matching and coding invoices in SAP, preparing BACS payment files, completing Docu Sign approvals, reconciling supplier statements and proactively following up outstanding items with operational managers. You will also act as a first point of contact for suppliers where there are invoice or payment queries.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with numbers, takes pride in accuracy and wants to develop their experience within a busy Finance environment. Previous accounts payable experience would be beneficial but is not essential. Knowledge of SAP and the Concur expense system would also be an advantage.

• Responsibility for alphabetic sub list of suppliers but has a good understanding of all suppliers.
• Three-way match supplier invoices on SAP coding costs and VAT correctly on a timely and

accurate basis.

• Process used vehicle invoices checking net buyback value is correct, liaising with the fleet

company and de-fleet centre to resolve queries.

• Process approved staff expenses on Concur expense system checking claims are within Kia UK’s expenses policy and rejecting/adjusting claims outside Kia UK’s policy.
• Prepare weekly payment runs to suppliers/employees using the aging report, creating BACS

files and completing Docu Sign approvals. Following up to ensure files are sent through Treasury.

• Pro-actively following up overdue items on suppliers’ statements and pending list on SAP with operational managers to ensure suppliers are paid within credit terms.
• Manage vendor relationships being the first contact in resolving any issues or disputes related to payments or invoices.
• Reconcile high value supplier’s statement of account quarterly.
• Proactively resolve debit balances on the purchase ledger, maintaining control over the quality of the purchase ledger and allocating payments timely in the correct period.

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