We are looking to recruit an Accounts Payable Assistant on a 12 month fixed term basis. The role will be based in Newcastle upon Tyne. We're ideally looking for someone who can start in early December 2026.

The purpose of the role is to work as part of a busy Payments Team within the Finance dept, to ensure that exceptional service is provided to our member/ brokers and internal customers.

What will you be doing?

Key responsibilities will include:

Working as part of a team to ensure payments are made correctly, in a timely manner, in line with internal approval guidelines and authority limits;
Preparing and linking supporting documentation for each payment;
Taking your turn on any team rotas if appropriate;
Covering other payment roles as necessary;
Dealing with initial internal and external queries in a timely manner, to include escalation if required;
General administration;
Supporting/ buddying new members of the team where required;
Using banking and accounting software;
Attending team and finance meetings:
Identifying errors and providing all necessary backups/reports for a correction;
Ensuring the head of department or senior executive is informed about any process failure, to enable them to complete the incident and near miss reporting.