Description
Butler Rose is working with one of the largest housing associations in London and the Southeast to recruit a Senior Finance Officer (Accounts Payable) to support its Finance Operations team.
This is a minimum three-month temporary role, offering hybrid working and paying up to £27.50 per hour via Umbrella company.
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, 35 hours per week (1-hour unpaid break)
Working Pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of 2 days in the office (Kings Cross). Tuesday is mandatory as a team day the second day is flexible depending on business needs.
Training: Required to work full-time in the office for the first couple of weeks during training, after which the hybrid arrangement applies as above.
The role focuses on managing high-volume Accounts Payable activities, supplier reconciliations, resolving complex queries, clearing historical AP backlogs, and ensuring strong financial controls.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage complex supplier accounts and Accounts Payable activities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial policies.
- Lead the review and resolution of historical Accounts Payable backlogs, including aged creditor balances and unreconciled supplier accounts.
- Complete supplier statement reconciliations and investigate invoice discrepancies.
- Process and review high volumes of supplier invoices and payment requests.
- Monitor outstanding liabilities and proactively investigate aged balances.
- Act as the escalation point for complex supplier payment queries.
- Build strong working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Produce reports and analysis on aged creditors, supplier balances and payment performance.
- Use Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) or SUN system to investigate and resolve financial issues.
- Provide guidance and support to junior finance colleagues and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
Requirements
- Part-qualified AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification, or significant relevant Accounts Payable experience.
- Extensive experience in high-volume Accounts Payable processing.
- Proven experience completing complex supplier reconciliations and resolving aged creditor balances.
- Demonstrable track record of clearing financial backlogs and resolving historic payment issues.
- Experience working within a shared service environment or large, complex organisation.
- Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable processes, financial controls, and regulatory compliance.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and reconciliation techniques.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Accounts Payable professional to make an immediate impact within a collaborative finance team.