Title: Accounts Payable Administrator (Apprentice)
Division: Group Finance & Internal Audit
Location: Cheltenham
Role Overview
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our Accounts Payable team, supporting high-volume expense and invoice processing in a fast-paced environment. This role offers an excellent opportunity for both experienced Accounts Payable professionals and graduates or school leavers with strong academic achievement who are looking to begin or develop a career in finance.
You will take ownership of queries, contribute to continuous process improvement, and support month-end activities, gaining valuable exposure to core finance operations within a collaborative team environment.
Responsibilities
- Process supplier invoices accurately and efficiently, ensuring correct coding, authorisation, and timely payment.
- Review and approve employee expense claims in line with internal policy and HMRC guidelines.
- Build and process weekly employee expense payment runs.
- Raise urgent or same-day payments via online banking platforms.
- Take end-to-end ownership of supplier and internal AP queries.
- Manage the shared Finance inbox with the wider AP team.
- Perform daily bank reconciliations and post payments/receipts.
- Review aged creditor reports and resolve outstanding balances.
- Support month-end AP activities.
- Administer the expense management system and support users.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of AP processes and controls.
Candidate Profile
- Experience in an Accounts Payable or finance transactional role is advantageous but not essential.
- A recent graduate (Finance, Accounting, Business or related discipline) or school leaver with strong academic results, particularly in Maths or Business-related subjects, will also be considered.
- Ability to manage variable workloads and work accurately in a high-volume environment.
- Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
- Good working knowledge of Excel (or confidence in learning quickly).
- Confident communicator, comfortable liaising with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
- Self-motivated and comfortable working both independently and as part of a small team.
- Eagerness to learn, develop and contribute to process improvements.
Working Pattern
- Hybrid working model (3 days office-based – 2 days remote).
- 35 hours per week.
- Some flexibility around start and finish times.