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Accounts Payable Specialist

Chalk Hill Group·Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire·Posted 1 week ago
🏢 On-site💰 £30-35k/year
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Job description

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Chalk Hill Group are working with a growing business in the Technology sector who are looking to hire an Accounts Payable Specialist to join their collaborative finance team. This is a hands-on role focused on ensuring the smooth and accurate running of day-to-day finance processes, with a particular emphasis on Accounts Payable and Expenses.

Onsite working

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Managing employee expenses, checking compliance with company policy and resolving queries
  • Maintaining accurate supplier records and master data, ensuring a clear audit trail
  • Supporting payment runs, preparing schedules and resolving any outstanding issues
  • Assisting with accounts receivable tasks, including posting sales invoices
  • Posting bank transactions and supporting bank reconciliations
  • Providing support during month-end, including resolving discrepancies and assisting the wider team
  • Ensuring all processes align with financial controls and audit requirements
  • Identifying process improvements and supporting system or workflow changes


Key Skills and Experience include:

  • AAT qualified (or studying) or has equivalent experience in a finance operations, accounts payable/purchase ledger
  • Experienced in expenses processing
  • Confident working with finance systems and Excel
  • Highly organised, with strong attention to detail
  • Comfortable managing workloads and meeting deadlines

What’s on Offer

  • Supportive and collaborative team environment
  • Opportunity to develop and broaden your finance experience
  • Exposure to a growing business in the tech sector

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Key skills

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Must-have skills
AAT qualificationAccounts Payable experienceExpenses ProcessingExcelFinance Systems
Nice-to-have
Purchase LedgerBank ReconciliationsMonth-end ReportingAudit Compliance
Soft skills
Attention to DetailOrganisationTime ManagementProblem SolvingCommunication
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⭐ Highlight your AAT qualification prominently as this is specifically mentioned as essential

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📊 Quantify your expenses experience: 'Processed 200+ monthly expense claims with 99% accuracy'

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🔍 Showcase your attention to detail with examples of audit trail maintenance and compliance

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🤝 Mention experience with finance systems and any specific software you've used

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  • Processed 180+ monthly expense claims using AAT principles, achieving 99.2% accuracy rate and reducing query resolution time by 3 days
  • Maintained supplier master data for 450+ vendors in finance systems, ensuring complete audit trail compliance during external audits
  • Supported month-end bank reconciliations and payment runs, contributing to 5-day month-end close target achievement

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Chalk Hill Group's Accounts Payable Specialist role combines my AAT qualification with hands-on expenses processing experience in exactly the collaborative tech environment I'm seeking. My expertise in finance systems and Excel aligns perfectly with your requirements for supplier master data management and month-end support.

My background in purchase ledger operations has equipped me with the attention to detail and process improvement mindset essential for maintaining accurate audit trails and resolving supplier queries efficiently.

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Technical

  • How do you ensure accuracy when processing high volumes of supplier invoices?
  • What Excel functions do you use most frequently in accounts payable work?
  • How do you maintain proper audit trails for expense claims?
  • Describe your experience with three-way matching processes
  • How do you handle month-end accruals and prepayments?

Behavioural

  • Tell me about a time you identified a process improvement in accounts payable
  • Describe a situation where you had to resolve a complex supplier query
  • How do you prioritise your workload during busy month-end periods?
  • Give an example of when you had to work collaboratively with other departments
  • Tell me about a time you had to meet a tight deadline while maintaining accuracy
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Tell me about a time you identified a process improvement in accounts payable

During my role processing 200+ monthly invoices, I noticed duplicate payment requests were causing 4-hour delays in our weekly payment runs. I analysed the workflow and discovered suppliers were submitting invoices through both email and our portal system. I created a simple Excel tracking sheet that flagged potential duplicates by matching supplier name, amount, and date within 48 hours. This reduced duplicate processing time from 4 hours to 30 minutes per week, and prevented 3 duplicate payments worth £8,400 in my first quarter.
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How do you prioritise your workload during busy month-end periods

During month-end, I use a priority matrix focusing on deadline impact and financial materiality. I start with statutory deadlines like VAT returns, then process invoices over £1,000 that affect month-end accruals. I created a simple traffic light system in Excel tracking 15 key tasks, updating status hourly. This helped me consistently meet our 5-day month-end close target, even when processing 40% more transactions than usual. I also block 2 hours daily for urgent queries, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks while maintaining accuracy standards.

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