Accounts Payable Specialist
Location: Slough
Salary: £33,400 £38,000
Type: Full-time, Permanent Office-based
We are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist to join our client s finance team. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of the end-to-end accounts payable function in a collaborative and dynamic office environment.
Qualifications and Experience:

• Accounting qualification or relevant work experience.
• Proven experience in accounts payable and accounting, ideally within a shared services environment.
• Strong understanding of AP processes and best practices.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and work effectively in a diverse team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process daily invoices and T&E transactions in ERP systems, ensuring approvals, issue resolution, and accurate reporting.
• Prepare and execute payments to suppliers and manage related queries.
• Lead the AP software system, ensuring data accuracy, timely invoice uploads, and approval workflows.
• Generate weekly KPI reports and maintain AP aging schedules to ensure a clean subledger.
• Support audits, including internal, external, and SOX reviews.
• Perform month-end tasks, including intercompany reconciliations, accruals, GRNI, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Participate in initiatives to improve processes, increase efficiency, and reduce manual work.
• Assist with ad hoc projects as required.

Personal Traits:

• Integrity: Honest, ethical, and transparent in all actions.
• Accountability: Owns problems and solutions, delivering on commitments.
• Relentless Improvement: Constantly seeks ways to improve processes and performance.
• Teamwork: Collaborative approach to problem-solving and achieving team goals.
• Customer First: Focused on supporting internal and external stakeholders to achieve success.