Accounts Payable Clerk

We are looking for a confident and proactive Accounts Payable Specialist to take ownership of an AP ledger cleanse and help strengthen existing AP processes. This role would suit a self-starter who is comfortable working through legacy issues, investigating discrepancies and driving actions through to resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and cleanse GRNI (Goods Received Not Invoiced) balances, clearing historic items and investigating why transactions remain outstanding after goods have been received.
• Review credits and unallocated items on the AP ledger, chasing missing invoices where required and ensuring payments and credits are correctly allocated.
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations, resolving discrepancies and supporting accurate stock and month-end reporting.
• Prepare proposed supplier payment runs, prioritising suppliers that may place the business on stop alongside other business-critical suppliers.
• Process approved supplier payments through HSBC, ensuring invoices have been appropriately approved and posted to the AP ledger.
• Investigate, reconcile and cleanse other legacy AP accounts and outstanding items.
• Help introduce and embed a Purchase Order (PO) process for expenses, ensuring appropriate approvals are in place before costs are processed through the AP ledger.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong hands-on Accounts Payable experience.
• Previous experience of GRNI reconciliation and ledger cleansing.
• Strong supplier statement reconciliation skills.
• Experience investigating and resolving historic AP ledger issues.
• Confidence managing supplier queries and prioritising critical payments.
• A proactive, organised and methodical approach.
• The ability to work independently, take ownership and see issues through to resolution.
• Experience with HSBC banking/payment processes would be beneficial.

This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can quickly get to grips with the AP ledger, identify outstanding issues and drive the cleanse through to completion.