Senior Accounts Payable & Receivable Specialist (PP)

Accounts Payable – Responsibilities

• Process high-volume supplier invoices end to end, including validation, coding, approval, and posting
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies promptly
• Manage supplier queries and maintain strong working relationships
• Prepare and process regular payment runs
• Ensure correct VAT treatment on all purchase invoices
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date purchase ledger records
• Monitor aged creditors and manage outstanding items
• Support month-end close with AP-related accruals and reviews

Accounts Receivable – Responsibilities

• Allocate customer payments accurately and promptly
• Create and process Direct Debit payments.
• Maintain clean and accurate sales ledger accounts
• Proactively chase overdue balances and manage credit control
• Resolve customer billing queries and payment disputes
• Monitor customer credit limits and escalate risk where appropriate
• Support reduction of debtor days and improvement of cash flow
• Assist with AR reporting and month-end activities

Reconciliations & Controls

• Perform regular bank reconciliations
• Reconcile payment providers and control accounts
• Perform and resolve inter-company reconciliations across multiple legal entities
• Investigate and resolve ledger discrepancies
• Maintain strong financial controls and audit trails
• Support internal and external audit requests

Systems & Process Improvement

• Use accounting systems confidently to manage AP and AR workflows
• Work accurately with spreadsheets to support reconciliations and reporting
• Identify inefficiencies and suggest process improvements
• Support finance system upgrades and automation initiatives

Key Skills & Competencies

• 7+ years’ experience in accounts payable and receivable roles
• Strong hands-on experience in both AP and AR functions
• Proven experience performing inter-company reconciliations
• Experience working in multi-entity or group company structures
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong reconciliation skills across bank, control, and inter-company accounts
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Confident problem-solving and analytical ability

Nice-to-Have Skills & Experience

• Experience in logistics, e-commerce, SaaS, or high-transaction businesses
• AAT Level 3 or 4 qualification
• Experience with cloud-based accounting systems such as Xero, NetSuite, or Sage
• Strong Excel skills including lookups and pivots
• Experience supporting month-end close and audit processes
• Exposure to finance system implementations or automation projects