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Financial Operations Clerk (Accounts Payable)
PR/005343_1775734103
Posted: 09/04/2026
- £30333 - £32613 per annum
- Northamptonshire
- Contract/Interim
- Finance & Accountancy, Public Sector & Not-for-Profit
Location: Northamptonshire
Hours: Full-time, Hybrid
Finance Operations Clerk (Accounts Payable)
12‑Month Fixed Term Contract | Hybrid Working
We are currently working with a public sector organisation who are seeking a Finance Operations Clerk (Accounts Payable) to join their Finance Team on a 12‑month fixed term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Accounts Payable professional to support a busy transactional finance function during a period of continued demand.
The role offers hybrid working, with a mix of office‑based and remote working.
Reporting into the Finance Operations Team Leader, you will support the delivery of an effective and efficient finance service, ensuring accurate transactional processing, reconciliations and responsive customer support.
Finance Operations Clerk - Accounts Payable: Responsibilities will include:
- Processing supplier invoices, ensuring accurate coding, matching and timely payment
- Liaising with internal stakeholders to confirm receipt of goods and resolve invoice queries
- Completing supplier statement reconciliations and responding to payment and remittance queries
- Supporting weekly and ad‑hoc BACS payment runs
- Raising sales invoices and credit notes and responding to customer queries
- Issuing debtor statements and assisting with early‑stage debt recovery
- Reconciling bank accounts and resolving unreconciled items
- Processing journals as part of month‑end activities
- Handling cash and cheque income, issuing receipts and ensuring accurate ledger coding
- Providing wider support across accounts payable, accounts receivable, procurement and general finance administration as required
To be considered, you will ideally have:
- Experience working within a transactional finance environment (AP and/or AR)
- Experience using computerised finance systems and strong Excel skills
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English
- The ability to manage your workload effectively and work to deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and a customer‑focused approach
- Confidence dealing with finance queries by email, phone and face‑to‑face
- An understanding of data protection and equality & diversity principles
If you have strong Accounts Payable experience and are looking for your next fixed‑term opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today for immediate consideration or contact Daniella Pye at Sellick Partnership for further information.
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Daniella Pye
Associate Director