Venn Group is delighted to be recruiting for an Accounts Payable Officer on behalf of a leading charity. This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected organisation and provide vital support by ensuring accurate and timely financial transaction processing. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining accurate and compliant expense and payable records, with a particular focus on delivering an efficient expenses service.
Key Responsibilities of the role
*Manage end-to-end staff expense processing, ensuring all claims comply with internal policies and charity sector standards
*Process purchase invoices, supplier setup, payment runs, and AP-related reconciliations
*Maintain the purchase ledger and respond promptly to internal and external queries
*Monitor and maintain accurate supplier and expense records within the finance system
*Complete supplier statement reconciliations and support month-end AP tasks including accruals
*Support best-practice financial processes across the organisation, providing clear and helpful guidance to staff
*Assist with process improvement initiatives, including opportunities for workflow automation
Ideal Candidate Profile
*Significant experience within Accounts Payable, with clear evidence of strong staff expense processing capability
*Experience within the charity or wider not-for-profit sector is highly desirable
*Knowledge of Unit4 Business World (Agresso) ERP system would be a strong advantage
*Strong Excel proficiency, including confident use of formulas, lookups, and data manipulation
*Exceptional attention to detail, with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
Agency reference number: J94316
Location: South London
Duration: 3 month initial temporary contract, subject to further extension
Pay rate: £18 -£19 per hour
Working hours: Full-time
Working pattern: 2 days per week on-site
This vacancy will be actively shortlisted, so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.