Accounts Payable Finance Assistant

Job Title: Accounts Payable Finance Assistant

Location: remote

Hours: 35Salary: £26,000

Contract: 6 to 9 month FTC

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK and be currently resident within the United Kingdom. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

United Response is seeking an accounts payable finance assistant, to ensure purchase ledger invoices are processed accurately and efficiently within the organisation’s accounting system. The role supports the integrity of the accounts payable function, including preparing BACS payment runs and completing month-end accruals in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process and post supplier invoices and expense claims accurately, ensuring correct coding and approvals.
• Manage and reconcile credit card and cash transactions, preparing and uploading journals.
• Monitor finance inboxes and respond to queries promptly and professionally.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies.
• Support month-end processes, including reports and reconciliations.
• Work collaboratively within the finance team and assist with ad hoc duties, providing support to the Finance Team Manager as required.

What We Are Looking For

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a finance or purchase ledger role, using a computerised accounts package
• Knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel
• AAT (or equivalent) level education, including GCSE Maths
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage large volumes of financial data
• Well organised, able to prioritise workload and work independently
• Confident in resolving queries and providing a customer-focused service
• Positive, can-do attitude and ability to work collaboratively

Do you want to be part of a community with shared goals and values?

Do you want to contribute to United Responses mission and Vision?

Do you want know your work is making a difference to someone’s life?

If so, we would be keen to hear from you.

In return, we will help you build a rewarding career along with the following benefits;

• Enhanced company sick and maternity/paternity pay
• Access to Blue Light Discount Card and Costco membership* T&C’s apply
• Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling, wellbeing and advice services
• Two wellbeing days per year
• Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications/apprenticeships
• Generous annual leave allowance, so you can balance your work and personal life.
• Our UR STARS recognition program rewards for individuals and teams who go above and beyond.
• Work place pension scheme
• Long service awards recognising loyalty to the people we support and the organisation
• Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
• Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers

United Response is not just a social care provider, we’re a well-respected charity dedicated to championing the rights of people with learning disabilities, people with Autism and those with mental health needs. Our mission is to empower these individuals to live, work, and actively participate in their communities, free from discrimination and unnecessary obstacles. In everything we do, we strive to beCreative, Strong, Honest, Responsive, and United.

United Responses’ culture of inclusion, and our focus on health and wellbeing and working models helps ensure that everyone, regardless of background, feels included and can be the best they can be. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person’s identity. We believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our organisation and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realise their full potential.

United Response is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to the Mindful Employer values and are a Disability Confident Leader, providing support to applicants with mental and or physical disabilities including guaranteeing an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

If you are an experienced leadership and management professional with a passion for developing others, a strong track record of driving high standards, and the ability to translate quality, risk management and continuous improvement into practical learning, while keeping the people we support at the heart of leadership practice, we would welcome your application.

How to Apply

Please apply with your CV and a supporting statement outlining your relevant experience and motivation for applying.

This role is subject to a DBS check, the cost of which will be covered by United Response. Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications, early application is strongly encouraged.

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