Accounts Payable Clerk

Accounts Payable Clerk

Location: Swindon

Type: Temporary

Salary: £16.50 per hour

Are you an experienced Accounts Payable professional who can hit the ground running?

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Clerk to join a busy finance team during a period of change and growth. This role will provide essential support to the Accounts Payable function, helping maintain the smooth running of day-to-day operations while the wider team focuses on key business projects and covers internal resource gaps.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong AP experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and is confident managing high-volume transactional finance processes from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices accurately and efficiently within agreed timescales.
• Managing invoice approval workflows and resolving approval queries.
• Assisting with the preparation and processing of payment runs.
• Applying and allocating supplier payments.
• Setting up and maintaining supplier accounts and master data.
• Investigating and resolving invoice, payment and supplier statement discrepancies.
• Responding to supplier queries in a professional and timely manner.
• Supporting month-end Accounts Payable activities when required.
• Ensuring financial controls and company procedures are followed at all times.
• Working with finance colleagues to maintain accurate and up-to-date records.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience within an Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger position.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end AP processes.
• Experience processing high volumes of invoices.
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive approach and willingness to support the wider finance team.
• Experience using finance systems, with knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics being highly desirable.
• Exposure to electronic invoice approval systems, such as e-request, would be advantageous.

This is an integral role for our client, and they are looking to complete first stage interviews prior to Christmas. If you are interested in this role and would like to hear more and potentially be submitted, please apply now and we can arrange a call.