Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

• Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process including invoices, credit notes, expenses and supplier payments
• Prepare and review payment runs, obtain the appropriate approvals and ensure suppliers are paid on time
• Manage and support one Accounts Payable team member
• Monitor purchase orders and resolve invoice queries, working with internal teams and suppliers to resolve discrepancies
• Manage finance inboxes and maintain finance trackers such as rent schedules, supplier accounts and business rates
• Post journals, bank transactions, direct debits and accruals to support accurate financial reporting
• Review and process employee expenses and corporate card transactions, ensuring correct coding and VAT treatment
• Support month-end processes including accruals, prepayments, stock journals and cost reviews
• Administer finance systems including NetSuite and expense management tools (user setup, supplier records and system queries)
• Maintain accurate supplier, customer and inventory data within finance systems
• Produce financial reports and provide data to support finance and operational teams
• Support inventory accounting including stock movements, reconciliations and variance investigations
• Monitor operational and project spend by tracking supplier costs, reviewing purchase orders against budgets and supporting internal reporting
• Ensure compliance with financial controls, VAT requirements and company expense policies
• Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and ensuring accurate financial records are maintained
• Contribute to budgeting processes and help improve finance systems and processes

• Significant experience working in an Accounts Payable role, ideally with team supervision responsibility
• Strong understanding of accounts payable processes, VAT and financial controls
• Experience using ERP systems (NetSuite experience would be advantageous)
• Good Excel skills and the ability to work with financial data
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Confident communicator able to work effectively with internal stakeholders and suppliers

Bonus