Accounts Payable Specialist

Summary: The Accounts Payable Specialist role is a 6-month contract based in Manchester, UK, requiring a mix of on-site and remote work. The specialist will be responsible for processing payment requests, resolving billing discrepancies, and ensuring compliance with internal controls. Strong Excel skills and effective communication are essential for success in this position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all Requests for Payments are processed in an accurate and timely manner
• Analyse and resolve exceptions with the billings
• Perform completeness checks before sending statements and remittances to our suppliers
• Liaise with the internal teams and the suppliers to ensure billing discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner
• Work with aged creditor reports and take actions to resolve aged items
• Review, process and send invoices for approval in a timely manner
• Contribute to and support in audits (internal and external)
• In collaboration with Supply Managers and our suppliers promote one-way-of-working, eliminate exceptions and improve efficiency
• Ensure internal control procedures are adhered to and are documented in accordance with the compliance standards and guidelines
• Act as the first point of contact for performing analysis on specific areas of responsibility, regarding financial data such as trends, deviations, exceptions etc.

Key Skills:

• Strong Excel skills (intermediate level)
• Ability to communicate effectively internally and externally
• Good organisation and administrative skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Flexible and open to change
• Customer driven and service oriented
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Previous experience an advantage
• SAP/Blackline experience an advantage

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other