Job Description:

Accounts Payable Specialist

£19.78ph-£21.97ph-Temp

ASAP start until December 2026

Financial services

9am-5pm

Fully remote

A leading financial services firm requires an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist to join its busy Finance team ASAP on a temp basis. This is a fully remote role and a fantastic opportunity for an experienced AP professional who enjoys working in a complex, high-volume environment.

The role:

• Managing the end-to-end Accounts Payable and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process.
• Processing high volumes of supplier invoices
• Managing supplier statements, reconciliations, credits and payment queries
• Preparing and supporting regular payment runs, ensuring all appropriate controls and approvals are followed
• Monitoring AP ageing and proactively resolving outstanding items
• Investigating duplicate invoices, overpayments and discrepancies, identifying root causes and putting preventative measures in place
• Supporting the month-end close, reconciliations and reporting
• Providing support for internal and external audits
• Working with banking portals and payment platforms to ensure accurate and timely supplier payments
• Using Oracle NetSuite and invoice automation/OCR systems to manage and process AP transactions
• Working closely with internal and international stakeholders across multiple legal entities
• Supporting process improvements, finance transitions and new entity onboarding
• Identifying opportunities to improve AP processes, controls and efficiency
• Providing guidance and support to other members of the AP team where required

About you:

• Strong end-to-end Accounts Payable / P2P experience
• Strong knowledge of supplier reconciliations, payment runs and AP ageing
• Experience with Oracle NetSuite is highly desirable
• Experience using invoice automation / OCR technology
• A good understanding of payment controls and internal financial controls
• Experience supporting month-end close and audit requirements
• Strong Excel skills, ideally at an advanced level
• Experience working across multiple legal entities
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and identify root causes
• Experience working with international stakeholders
• Previous experience within banking, financial services, shared services or a global finance operation would be advantageous
• A proactive approach to process improvement and operational efficiency

If you are an initiative-taking, Accounts Payable Specialist, not afraid to ask questions when needed and available ASAP, happy working remote please send your CV forward ASAP.

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.