Accounts Payable

About the job

The Workforce Development Trust

The Workforce Development Trust is a not-for-profit organisation that provides services that support employers to develop skilled, sustainable, and efficient workforces in the UK and abroad. We operate via our four brands; Skills for Health, Skills for Justice, SFJ Awards, iCQ Awards and People 1st International, which deliver specialist, targeted skills interventions to support a variety of frontline public services.

Job summary

This is a Bristol Office based role and a great opportunity for someone looking to gain finance experience in a hands-on role within the finance team. The post holder’s primary responsibilities will be to manage the Accounts Payable for the whole business, processing invoices, managing timely payments and reconciling supplier accounts. You will also be involved with issuing expenditure contracts for the different functions across the business.

The post holder is responsible for the provision of a professional and efficient range of finance support as part of the Finance Team, reporting into the Finance Team Leader and ensuring that the service requirements are complied with accurately and on time and are delivered in a professional, customer focused way.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that financial information is processed in accordance with the Financial Control Framework, providing advice as required.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the Accounts Payable for the business, this will include but not be limited to the below responsibilities: Process all supplier invoices in a timely manner, ensuring they are accurate in the finance system.
• Processing regular supplier payment runs to ensure payment terms are adhered to.
  • Managing any foreign supplier invoices.
  • Reconcile monthly supplier accounts.
  • Resolving issues of non-payment and follow up outstanding queries to a satisfactory conclusion.
  • Work with the wider business and the finance team to ensure purchase orders are raised and invoices are receipted timely and accurately.
  • Keep the finance system up to date for supplier information.
  • Feedback any issues to the Finance Team Leader and Financial Controller.
• Expenditure Contracts – Be the main contact for the raising and issuing of expenditure contracts for the business, responsible for reviewing contract requests, ensuring IR35 is compliant and that contracts are issued accurately and timely.
• Cover for other members of the Finance Team as required for leave, etc, for example Accounts Receivable/Credit Control.

Financial Governance

• Involved with compiling and assisting with the annual audit process.

Bristol office with hybrid working available.

Salary: £25,000-£28,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Full time (37.5 hrs) permanent role.

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Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement of up to 25 days per year with additional days’ leave awarded for each continuous year of service up to a maximum of 28 days, plus eight public holidays and a potential Christmas closure.
• The WDT also provides enhanced maternity, paternity and sickness leaves, alongside this we provide bereavement leave and carers leave.
• Health and wellbeing benefits, which include access to our mental health first aiders, a confidential employee assistance programme, free eye tests and payment for an annual flu jab.
• Pension scheme with a minimum contribution of 4% to a maximum contribution of 6%, matched by the company, along with death in service coverage at three times annual salary.
• Flexible employee benefits, including a portal providing hundreds of discounts, including a cycle to work scheme which is available upon successful completion of probation period, as well as a dress for your day approach to working.
• Frequent organisational development days and departmental training budgets.
• Payroll giving, this is a tax-free way to donate to any charity, good cause or place of worship.

The Workforce Development Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone.

We strongly encourage people of all gender, religion, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, and individuals with disabilities to apply.

If you need any reasonable adjustments at any point, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to advise on your pronouns, for example she/her, he/him, they/them etc.

How to apply

Thank you for your interest in applying. Please click Apply Now to apply for this role. If your application is progressed, a member of the team will be in touch.