Accounts Payable Assistant - Fixed Term Contract

Sewell Wallis is currently working with a highly successful and growing UK business based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, who are recruiting an Accounts Payable Assistant on a fixed term contact basis for a period of 10 months until April 2027. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with accounts payable experience to join a thriving business with a collaborative culture.

Reporting into the Accounts Payable Team Leader, you'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the purchase ledger function, supporting supplier relationships and maintaining the accuracy of financial information across the business. The successful candidate will need to be available at short notice for an interim contract.

What will you be doing?

• Processing high volumes of supplier invoices, ensuring accurate coding and timely entry onto the finance system.
• Matching invoices against purchase orders and goods received documentation.
• Completing supplier statement reconciliations and investigating discrepancies.
• Producing and reviewing GRNI reports, resolving outstanding issues where required.
• Assisting with weekly and monthly payment runs.
• Managing the Accounts Payable inbox and responding to supplier queries in a professional and timely manner.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to obtain invoice approvals and resolve payment-related queries.
• Reviewing and analysing employee expense claims.
• Supporting process improvements and maintaining accurate procedural documentation.
• Building positive relationships with suppliers and internal departments to ensure efficient invoice processing.
• Supporting the wider finance team with administrative and ad hoc duties as required.
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls, company policies and financial procedures.

What skills are we looking for?

• Previous experience within an Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or similar transactional finance role (e.g. Accounts Assistant/Finance Assistant)
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.
• Experience using D365 is desirable, though not essential.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise effectively.
• Strong communication skills and confidence in liaising with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work independently whilst contributing positively to a team environment.
• Experience working within a high-volume finance function would be advantageous.

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working (3 days per week working from home).
• Early finish on Fridays - 35.5 hours per week.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Exposure to a large-scale finance function with opportunities to broaden your experience.

If you have experience within Accounts Payable and are looking for your next opportunity within a growing and successful organisation, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply now or get in touch with Eleanor Kirk for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.