Job Title
Senior Accounts Payable Processor (6 month FTC)
Job Description
Job Purpose: The Senior Accounts Payable Processor is responsible for delivering high-quality, accurate, and timely processing of invoices, expenses, and payments within the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle. The role operates within a strong financial control framework, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements, while supporting process efficiency, issue resolution, and continuous improvement across AP operations.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts Payable Processing Process supplier invoices and employee expenses accurately and in line with service level agreements
Perform detailed validation, coding, and matching (3-way where applicable)
Ensure compliance with company policies, approval matrices, and payment controls
Handle both PO-backed and non-PO invoices
Invoice and Expenses Controls Validate invoice data, tax treatment, and supporting documentation
Identify and resolve discrepancies and duplicates
Ensure accurate expense auditing and policy compliance
Identify exceptions, duplicate claims, and potential fraud
Supplier and Vendor Master Support: Support supplier onboarding
Maintain vendor master data
Validate supplier data and bank detail changes
Perform independent verification of banking information
Ensure compliance with control requirements
Payment Processing: Prepare and process scheduled payment runs
Process BACS, urgent, and international wire payments
Process employee expense payments
Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely execution
Reconciliations and AP Accounting: Perform supplier statement reconciliations
Complete ledger reviews and support control account reconciliations
Prepare or support accruals and prepayments
Support other month-end close activities as required
Tax and Compliance Checks: Apply relevant VAT checks
Apply relevant GST and withholding tax checks
Complete invoice compliance checks
Ensure transactions are processed in line with internal and external requirements
Query Resolution: Investigate and resolve supplier queries promptly
Respond to internal stakeholder queries in a timely and professional manner
Provide high-quality service and clear communication
Escalate issues where appropriate
Controls and Risk Management: Follow and support internal controls designed to prevent duplicate payments, errors, fraud, and non-compliance
Adhere to internal controls to minimise risk and errors
Maintain audit-ready documentation
Identify issues or control gaps and escalate as appropriate
Support a strong financial control environment across AP operations
Reporting and KPIs: Prepare AP KPIs and operational metrics
Perform aged items analysis
Support service monitoring and control oversight
Provide reporting insights to support effective AP operations
Systems and Process Improvement: Support process improvements to enhance efficiency and service delivery
Contribute to system enhancements and user acceptance testing activities
Support user adoption of new processes and systems
Promote continuous improvement across AP operations and controls
Additional Support: Provide support on other ad-hoc finance or AP-related activities as required
Assist the wider finance team during peak periods or business priorities
Contribute flexibly to support operational continuity and team objectives
Collaboration and Support Work closely with procurement, Treasury, and wider business teams to resolve issues.
Provide guidance and support to junior AP team members where required
Support knowledge sharing and cross-training within the team
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Proven experience in accounts payable, finance operations, or shared services, ideally within a high-volume or complex environment.
Strong knowledge of procure-to-pay processes, invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, expense management, and payment operations.
Experience using finance or ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.
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