Accounts Payable Assistant

Hybrid Working 2 days per week and based from home 3 days per week.

Permanent Full (37.5 hpw),

Salary circa £23, 464 - £25,463 negotiable based on skills and experience, plus brilliant benefits including health cash plan 

Home, a place where you belong

Are you ready to make a real impact? As our new Accounts Payable Assistant in the Technical Team, you’ll be at the heart of our financial operations, driving efficiency and ensuring every penny counts towards our ambitious goals. Working for Chris you’ll be part of our Accounts Payable (Technical) Team. You’ll be responsible for managing high-value relationships with our regional maintenance contractors, ensuring that complex invoices are processed and accounted for within our deadlines.

Typical day as an Accounts Payable Assistant

Engage actively with regional maintenance contractors to manage and process complex invoices within tight deadlines.

Ensure accurate and timely payments of invoices, coordinating effectively to reflect the correct charges against budgets.

Monitor dedicated email inboxes and handle queries from colleagues and suppliers, providing timely and precise responses.

Generate detailed reports using Excel, aiding in the strategic analysis and supporting various internal teams.

Contribute to process improvement initiatives, helping to innovate payment practices and enhance overall department efficiency.

Participate in team meetings, offering insights and suggestions to enhance our payables process and support our strategic financial goals.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for a top 10 Great Place to Work in the UK Employer!

You bring

Proven experience in a service-oriented role with a strong focus on financial precision and accountability.

Advanced skills in using finance systems and Microsoft Excel to manage data and produce reports.

Exceptional analytical abilities to interpret financial information and manage complex payment systems.

Strong communication skills, capable of articulating financial concepts to a diverse range of stakeholders.

Resilience under pressure, adept at managing multiple tasks and meeting strict deadlines.

A creative and proactive approach to problem-solving, always looking for ways to improve processes and outcomes. 

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role.  This remains under regular review.

Our team

There's more to Accounts Payable and Home Group than the role itself...it's the people that make this place great! The department is led by Angela and you'll report into the Technical team leader Chris. Angela and Chris have worked together for over a decade and there's a genuine family feel to the team - everyone will make you feel welcome.

Job details

Full Time Working 

You’ll manage your own diary, so if you need to nip out to walk the dog or do the school run, we’re ok with that!

This is a hybrid role and you’ll spend 2 days in the office, 3 days working at home

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

34 days leave (includes bank hols and a “me day” to use whenever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!

Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.

Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car?  Save money with us.

Colleagues really matters to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them. 

We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!

Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary. See our full range of benefits on our website.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Accounts Payable Assistant Job Description, find out about  us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk