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Accounts Payable Specialist

£14 - £16.1 per hourEstimated
Full-time

Responsible for processing supplier invoices, preparing payments, reconciling supplier accounts, resolving payment queries, and ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately and in line with company procedures. Maintains strong supplier relationships and supports month-end financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review and process supplier invoices, ensuring accurate coding and timely posting to the finance system.
  • Review supplier statements and reconcile supplier accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
  • Perform budget checks and ensure expenditure is appropriately authorised before processing.
  • Review, verify and approve employee expense claims in line with company policy.
  • Process company credit card transactions and maintain accurate supporting documentation.
  • Provide support to the business on procurement and payment-related queries, including requisition issues, project cost allocations and payment methods.
  • Manage the Accounts Payable cashbook, ensuring bank transactions are posted accurately and reconciled regularly.
  • Prepare and upload payment files to the bank, ensuring all payments are authorised and processed in accordance with company procedures.
  • Prepare and process BACS payment runs, ensuring suppliers are paid within agreed terms.
  • Process multi-currency supplier transactions and payments.
  • Identify and support automation and continuous improvement of the Accounts Payable process.

Month-End Responsibilities

  • Reconcile and process company credit card transactions and accruals.
  • Review and accrue outstanding travel-related invoices.
  • Prepare accruals for contractor and agency costs.
  • Assist with month-end reporting and creditors report reconciliations to ensure financial records are complete and accurate.

Requirements

Skills and Experience

  • Previous Accounts Payable experience within a busy finance environment.
  • Experience processing invoices, expenses, payment runs and bank transactions.
  • Understanding of accruals and month-end processes.
  • AAT qualified or studying towards AAT desirable; GCSE Maths and English
  • Ability to manage high volumes of invoices while meeting deadlines and maintaining accuracy.
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to investigate and resolve supplier and stakeholder queries.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience using Unit4 (Agresso) or a similar ERP/finance system.
  • Proficient in finance systems and Microsoft Excel.

Benefits

Why join us

We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. As an employee-owned company means that our team are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and that’s the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry.

Steer is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Any other human expressions and experiences not mentioned here are equally welcome. If you require an accommodation, now or throughout your employment, please let us know.

We offer a competitive benefits package including

  • Private medical insurance and health screening
  • Life assurance and group income protection
  • Company pension scheme
  • EAP and mental health first aiders
  • 25 days annual leave and ability to buy and sell annual leave days,
  • Season Ticket Loan/ Cycle to Work,
  • Group Share Incentive Plan,
  • Up to 5 days for volunteering activities
  • Discretionary bonus scheme based on annual compensation (dependent upon individual and company performance).

Compensation

Steer is committed to ensuring that all its employees are compensated a fair, liveable wage. All initial compensation, regardless of location, may be subject to change as skills, abilities, internal equity and geographic location are taken into account.

A study support package (AAT/ACCA/CIMA) is also available.

In addition to base salary, all employees will be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus. Please review the benefits section for more information on total reward.

Steer reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional compensation.

Work Environment

All Steer employees seeking a full-time opportunity are encouraged to spend 60% of their time either in the office or on-site with clients. An employee’s typical work week consists of 37.5 hours (Hours, expectations, and exemption status will be adjusted for any applicant seeking a part-time opportunity.)

We understand that some may be dissuaded to apply based off their compatibility with the job description. That being said, we understand that not everyone is a perfect match on paper and encourage anyone to apply regardless of how much their work experience directly relates to the job description.

Part-time and flexible working applications will be considered.

Ready to apply? Just complete our brief online application form and attach your CV and covering letter.

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