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Finance Assistant – Accounts Payable (Purchase to Pay) Temporary – 6 MonthsOffice Based | 36 Hours per Week (08.45- 16.30 Mon-Thurs, 0845- 16.15 Fri)Pay rate: £16.17 per hour PAYE or £20.53 per hour via Umbrella. We are currently recruiting a Finance Assistant to join a busy finance team on a 6-month temporary basis. This is a fully office-based role and will suit someone with strong purchase-to-pay (P2P) and accounts payable experience who is comfortable working in a structured, deadline-driven environment. Key responsibilities: Processing both purchase order and non-purchase order invoices, ensuring accuracy and correct approvalsMatching invoices to purchase orders and resolving any discrepanciesManaging the end-to-end purchase-to-pay process, from invoice receipt through to paymentPreparing and processing fortnightly BACS payment runsSetting up and maintaining supplier records on the finance systemHandling supplier queries professionally and efficientlyReconciling supplier statements and maintaining aged creditors reportsMonitoring finance inboxes and ensuring invoices are processed within agreed timescalesSupporting month-end tasks and maintaining accurate financial recordsLiaising with internal stakeholders to ensure purchasing and payment procedures are followed About you: Previous experience in a finance or accounts payable role, with clear purchase-to-pay experienceConfident using finance systems and working with financial dataGood IT skills, particularly Excel, Word and OutlookStrong attention to detail