Accounts Payable Specialist

Are you an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist who is keen to experience a high-volume environment?

Salary/ Benefits

In order to attract the very best talent on the market a generous remuneration package is on offer based on experience plus a range of benefits including:

• Flexible salary depending on experience
• Immediate start
• Supportive working environment
• Potential for permanency

Client

VANRATH are delighted to be working with an well established business based in Lisburn who are recruiting a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist to join their team to cover an interim period.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced candidate to join an exciting, dynamic and fast moving organisation in a hands on role.

Interviewing immediately.

The Ideal Person

• Extensive experience in a high-volume Accounts Payable function, ideally with 5+ years in a similar role.
• Proficiency with ERP systems
• Strong knowledge of invoice processing, supplier statement reconciliations, and payment processing procedures.
• Experience working with multiple currencies and understanding of foreign exchange (forex) payments.
• A relevant qualification in accounting, finance, or business (e.g., IATI, Accounts Technician, or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA) is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Review and process high volumes of supplier invoices across multiple currencies, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies.
• Conduct monthly bank reconciliations
• Collaborate with supply chain and procurement teams to resolve invoice discrepancies and enhance future invoice handling procedures.
• Prepare and process weekly and monthly payment runs.
• Maintain the Accounts Payable ledger and complete monthly reconciliations of supplier statements.
• Provide support in cash flow management by maintaining a detailed schedule of upcoming payments and forecasting requirements.
• Oversee and manage company expense accounts, categorising spends accurately across multiple cost centres and providing analysis where required.
• Support the month-end close process by prioritising tasks in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, including assistance with accruals and prepayments.
• Contribute to the accuracy of financial records through journal entries for VAT, PAYE, and related reconciliations with ROS returns.

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Accountancy & Finance job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Jamie Gault in the strictest confidence.

Skills:
Accounts Payable Purchase Ledger Accounts

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