Accounts Payable Assistant
Posted 1 day ago by Mountain Warehouse
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Accounts Payable Assistant role involves supporting the finance department of a rapidly expanding retailer on a 6-month contract. The position is based in Coventry and requires managing supplier accounts, processing invoices, and collaborating with team members to achieve business targets. The ideal candidate will possess strong numeracy and IT skills, particularly in Excel, and demonstrate excellent attention to detail and communication abilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage all activities on a group of specified supplier accounts – either International or UK based suppliers
- Manage the email inbox to ensure that invoices are passed for processing and queries are dealt with or escalated as required
- Process invoices and credit notes
- Setting up new suppliers including bank details and maintaining related account information such as remittance email address, payment terms etc.
- Allocating transactions on the suppliers account
- Statement reconciliations including investigation and resolution of outstanding balances
- Processing journals into Netsuite
- Reviewing of aged creditors reports
- Assist with payment runs ensuring all approved and due invoices are included and that payments to key accounts are made
- Liaising with internal and external contacts to resolve invoice queries in a timely manner
- Supporting co-workers within the team and working together to achieve business targets
- Other ad-hoc duties as required
Key Skills:
- Desire to join an Accounts Payable team and develop a career in Finance
- Strong numeracy and IT skills (particularly Excel)
- Excellent attention to detail, performing all work with high levels of accuracy
- Good spoken and written communication skills and initiative to problem solve
- Organisational and time management skills with ability to work to deadlines
- Open, friendly person who is proactive, keen to develop and work as part of a growing team
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Coventry
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Application Deadline: 26 February 2026
Department: Finance
Location: Coventry
Description
We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join a busy team on a 6-month contract in a rapidly expanding retailer. Mountain Warehouse currently trades from over 360 stores throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and New Zealand. We also have a thriving e-commerce site and trade through an increasing number of online marketplaces, such as Amazon & eBay, both in the UK and internationally. Reporting to one of our Accounts Payable Team Leader you will play a key role in supporting the business in several key AP tasks. This role is based at our shared service centre in Coventry.
- Manage all activities on a group of specified supplier accounts – either International or UK based suppliers
- Manage the email inbox to ensure that invoices are passed for processing and queries are dealt with or escalated as required
- Process invoices and credit notes
- Setting up new suppliers including bank details and maintaining related account information such as remittance email address, payment terms etc.
- Allocating transactions on the suppliers account
- Statement reconciliations including investigation and resolution of outstanding balances
- Processing journals into Netsuite.
- Reviewing of aged creditors reports
- Assist with payment runs ensuring all approved and due invoices are included and that payments to key accounts are made
- Liaising with internal and external contacts to resolve invoice queries in a timely manner
- Supporting co-workers within the team and working together to achieve business targets
- Other ad-hoc duties as required
We Would Like To Meet Someone Who Is
- Desire to join an Accounts Payable team and develop a career in Finance
- Strong numeracy and IT skills (particularly Excel)
- Excellent attention to detail, performing all work with high levels of accuracy
- Good spoken and written communication skills and initiative to problem solve
- Organisational and time management skills with ability to work to deadlines
- Open, friendly person who is proactive, keen to develop and work as part of a growing team
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Hybrid working, 3 days in London based office & 2 working from home
- Holiday allowance
- 50% staff discount & 25% for family and friends
- Pension scheme