Interim Accounts Payable - July Start (2 months+)

📍 Bristol | Hybrid Working Availabe
💼 Temporary Assignment | Immediate Impact Role

We are currently partnering with a leading UK residential developer to recruit an Accounts Payable Clerk to support their busy finance team on a temporary basis from July.

About the Business

Our client is a well-established, award-winning UK organisation operating across multiple sectors within the property and construction space. With a strong reputation for delivering high-quality developments and fostering a collaborative culture, they offer an excellent working environment where people are valued and supported.

The Role

As an Accounts Payable Clerk, you will play a critical role in ensuring supplier invoices and credit notes are processed accurately, efficiently and within agreed timelines.You will be responsible for:

• Timely registration and processing of invoices using COINS
• Performing 3-way matching (PO, GRN, Invoice)
• Investigating and resolving invoice queries, particularly those without purchase orders
• Reconciling supplier accounts to statements
• Ensuring invoices meet internal compliance and authorisation procedures
• Supporting payment runs across purchase and subcontract ledgers
• Managing and prioritising a busy Purchase Ledger inbox
• Proactively chasing and resolving outstanding supplier queries

This is a hands-on role that requires strong attention to detail and confidence working with both internal teams and external suppliers.

What You Need

We are keen to speak with candidates who:

• Have prior experience within Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger
• Demonstrate high accuracy and strong attention to detail
• Are confident working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Can communicate professionally with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Have solid organisational and time management skills
• Are comfortable using Excel, Outlook and Teams
• Ideally have exposure to COINS (not essential)

You will be proactive, solutions-focused, and able to manage your own workload effectively.

What's In It For You?

• Competitive hourly rate / salary
• Hybrid working (role dependent)
• Exposure to a well-established and respected organisation
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to gain experience within a leading UK business

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