Interim Accounts Payable

Interim Accounts Payable

Posted 1 day ago by Cobalt Recruitment

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£35,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
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Summary: The role of Accounts Payable Coordinator involves supporting the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay process within a finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The position focuses on high-volume invoice processing, purchase order matching, and supplier account management, requiring immediate availability. The successful candidate will contribute to process improvements while ensuring accurate and efficient processing of supplier invoices. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement with four days in the Central London office and one day working from home.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Process a high volume of invoices each week, including both purchase order and non-purchase order invoices, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
  • Perform three-way matching between invoices, purchase orders and goods received notes before posting.
  • Ensure invoices are coded correctly and comply with internal financial controls across multiple entities and cost centres.
  • Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies relating to price, quantity or delivery by liaising with procurement teams, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
  • Manage key supplier accounts and ensure timely payments while maintaining positive supplier relationships.
  • Perform regular supplier statement reconciliations and follow up on outstanding balances.
  • Work closely with internal teams across Finance, Procurement and Operations to ensure efficient accounts payable processes.
  • Use Excel to analyse financial data, identify discrepancies and support reporting requirements.
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives including workflow optimisation, automation opportunities and documentation of procedures.

Key Skills:

  • Previous experience in an Accounts Payable role within a high-volume environment.
  • Experience working within large or multi-site organisations (property, hospitality, retail or similar sectors preferred).
  • Strong understanding of accounts payable processes and the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay cycle.
  • Experience performing three-way matching between invoices, purchase orders and goods received notes.
  • Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle or NetSuite.
  • Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, filtering and data analysis.
  • Strong reconciliation skills and the ability to investigate and resolve queries independently.
  • Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.

Salary (Rate): £35,000.00 yearly

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Our client is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Coordinator to join the finance team on a 12 month fixed-term contract. This role will support the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process, with a focus on high-volume invoice processing, purchase order matching and supplier account management. £30,000–£35,000 | Immediate Start | Hybrid Working (4 days in Central London office, 1 day WFH)

The successful candidate will join a fast-paced finance function and will play a key role in ensuring accurate and efficient processing of supplier invoices while supporting improvements to processes and controls.

Key Responsibilities

  • Process a high volume of invoices each week, including both purchase order and non-purchase order invoices, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
  • Perform three-way matching between invoices, purchase orders and goods received notes before posting.
  • Ensure invoices are coded correctly and comply with internal financial controls across multiple entities and cost centres.
  • Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies relating to price, quantity or delivery by liaising with procurement teams, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
  • Manage key supplier accounts and ensure timely payments while maintaining positive supplier relationships.
  • Perform regular supplier statement reconciliations and follow up on outstanding balances.
  • Work closely with internal teams across Finance, Procurement and Operations to ensure efficient accounts payable processes.
  • Use Excel to analyse financial data, identify discrepancies and support reporting requirements.
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives including workflow optimisation, automation opportunities and documentation of procedures.

Skills & Experience

  • Previous experience in an Accounts Payable role within a high-volume environment.
  • Experience working within large or multi-site organisations (property, hospitality, retail or similar sectors preferred).
  • Strong understanding of accounts payable processes and the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay cycle.
  • Experience performing three-way matching between invoices, purchase orders and goods received notes.
  • Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle or NetSuite.
  • Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, filtering and data analysis.
  • Strong reconciliation skills and the ability to investigate and resolve queries independently.
  • Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
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