AP & Overhead Lead Opportunity
Initial 6 month contract
We are looking for an experienced he AP & Overhead Lead to support this critical back-office function that underpins the company’s day-to-day operations, cash discipline and management reporting quality.
This role directly impacts business continuity, vendor relationships, employee experience and financial data reliability. This role is responsible for ensuring that all invoice-based transactions are accurately validated, correctly coded and timely settled, serving as the foundational layer of overhead and expense accounting.
You will be responsible for:
Accounts Payable Operations & Payment Control
- Own end-to-end AP processes, including: Supplier invoice validation, Three-way matching (PO, GR, Invoice) where applicable and Payment scheduling and execution
- Ensure all corporate payments and employee reimbursements are processed accurately, timely and in accordance with internal controls
- Identify, define and maintain control checkpoints within the payment process to mitigate operational and financial risks
Vendor & Master Data Management
- Maintain and continuously review supplier, dealer and payee master data
- Ensure data accuracy, completeness and proper authorisation
- Prevent duplicate, incorrect or unauthorised vendor records that could lead to payment errors or control weaknesses
Overhead & Expense Accounting Accuracy
- Ensure overhead and indirect procurement expenses are accurately recorded and classified
- Apply correct: Accounting accounts, Cost centres, Expense categories
- Exercise sound judgement during invoice validation to ensure expenses are reflected appropriately in management reporting and financial analysis
Balance Management & Clearing Discipline
- Perform timely AP clearing and reconciliation
- Monitor open AP balances and investigate long-outstanding items
- Ensure AP balances are clean, meaningful and reflective of true liabilities
Data Quality & Management Reporting Support
- Act as a key contributor to management reporting accuracy by:
- Ensuring correct expense attribution at source
- Reducing misclassification that distorts cost analysis
- Support finance leadership with reliable underlying expense data for decision making
This will be an initial 6 month contract with a competitive rate of pay.
Were looking for a candidate who has:
- Solid experience in accounts payable and expense accounting
- High attention to detail and strong sense of ownership
- Ability to follow defined processes with consistency and discipline
- Good judgement in expense classification and coding
- Strong reliability and execution stability in recurring operational tasks
Exposure to ERP-based AP processes, building or refining payment controls and supporting management reporting accuracy at transaction level would also be beneficial but not critical.
Applications:
Please apply with updated CV and details of current rate/salary and notice period. If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted prior to submission.
If this role is not for you, but you know some who may be interested, please forward the details on to them. We offer a referral scheme.
Arden White is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any specific requirements or require assistance or reasonable adjustments to be made for you during the selection process due to disability or long-term health condition, we will do our best to assist you.