Contact us
Location
Swindon (hybrid)
Advertising Salary
Up to £27,000

The opportunity

We are seeking a detail orientated and experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to join the Openwork Finance team, helping us to achieve our operational objectives and ensuring that we deliver a high quality and cost-effective service.
 
You'll be focused on processing and managing expense claims, however will play a pivotal role in improving and streamlining processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
 
This is a nine month fixed term contract, with part time working hours considered.
 
What we offer:
  • Salary - up to £27,000 DOE
  • Bonus scheme - on target bonus - 7.5%
  • Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
  • Critical illness cover
  • Income protection - 1x salary 
  • Death in service - 4x salary
  • 27 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days. 
  • A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more
Your working day will involve:
  • Daily Cash Flow Forecast (CFF) Analysis and bank transfer 
  • Daily bank transaction uploads to Dynamics 
  • Daily process of manual payments using on-line banking platform including foreign supplier payments
  • Cheque banking for Payment Services – attendance in office to complete on a fortnightly basis, shared task
  • Collate details and support for corporate credit card spend along with completion of the reconciliation on a timely basis
  • Prepare and post journals
  • Process sales invoices and allocate and post receipts against customer ledgers. Maintain debtor balance listing spreadsheet and reconcile to debtor balance and prepare monthly bad debt provision
  • Consult with Customers when required by telephone and email
  • Set-up of new Suppliers in Dynamics  
  • Review supplier invoice batches to verify accuracy of data prior to posting (cover for AP Supervisor when required.
  • Assist the rest of the AP team to cover during absence or
    when required.
  • Completion of employee expense claim audit, ensuring compliant with policy, credit card analysis and journal postings 
  • Respond to queries and issues arising in a timely and professional manner

What will you need to succeed?


  • Qualified by experience or studying towards an accountancy qualification (e.g. AAT)
  • Work experience in an accounts department, preferably with exposure to Financial Services
  • Experience of reconciliations
  • Understanding of basic accounting in a business environment
  • Professional manner; enthusiastic and positive attitude
  • Flexible attitude; willing to support team members with cover and assistance
  • Able to build relationships with other business areas and external stakeholders
  • Numerate with good excel skills
  • Polite, firm & clear telephone manner
  • Competent time management skills; able to prioritise, resource, and plan workload; willing to take initiative
It would be great if you also have the below:
  • Microsoft Dynamics GP experience
  • Knowledge of a Financial Services organisation
  • An understanding of cost and account codes 

Why us?

We’re a dynamic, fast-paced and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We’re investing heavily in the development of our people, continuously striving to give them the platform to reach their full potential.

We’re also very proud of our culture, having placed in the Top 100 Best Companies to work for again in 2022. The Openwork Partnership values and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.

On top of offering a modern workplace with bags of development opportunities, we also offer a highly attractive benefits package to reward you for your hard work. This includes a competitive base salary, annual bonus, enhanced pension, critical illness cover, income protection and a range of other flexible benefits.

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