Accounts Payable Specialist

We have an exciting mid shift opportunity available for an Accounts Payable Specialist. Work from home or the office – you choose!

When you join Yempo, you’ll receive the following fantastic benefits:

• Highly competitive salary – paid weekly!
• HMO enrollment upon commencement
• Additional HMO dependents added each year of service
• 20 vacation days per year; 7 sick days
• Annual performance bonuses and incentives
• Annual salary reviews and increases
• Free cooked rice, snacks and hot drinks
• Company polo shirts provided
• Fantastic, bright and cheerful open-plan work environment
• Prestigious clients and highly professional and friendly co-workers

Our Client 

In this role, you will be assigned to our England-based client. Their single focus is to provide aesthetically discreet, energy-efficient air conditioning solutions to the owners of the UK’s finest homes.  

About the Role 

This is a multi-skill role involving financial reporting, bookkeeping, and project-based administrative support to the directors, project teams, and overall business.  The business relies on accurate, detailed costing of every project, so the role is key to their success.  

While this role does not currently have any direct reports, they are a growing business, and they anticipate building a finance team around this position in the future. As such, the successful candidate should demonstrate the potential to lead and develop a team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. 

Your Responsibilities 

• Financial Management & Reporting 

• Maintain accurate financial records using accounting software and ensure the integrity of all financial data. 

• Take ownership of the Accounts mailbox to ensure that incoming email is dealt with and filed/actioned correctly.  Respond to staff, subcontractors or suppliers promptly. 

• Process accounts payable and reconcile them with Purchase orders/work orders in SimPRO. 

• Maintain project/job costing records and allocate expenses to the appropriate projects and cost centers. 

• Process subcontractor invoices and verify supporting documentation. 

• Manage supplier payment schedules and oversee payment runs. 

• Receive and process staff reimbursement claims 

• Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes by providing all required information to our external accountants, auditors, and tax authorities. 

• Maintain organized electronic and physical financial records (where required). 

• Support management with financial analysis and administrative tasks as required. 

• Report on any variances and provide the Directors with meaningful commercial insights to support decision-making. 

• Comply with the Organization’s Information Security Management System (ISMS), including all applicable information security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines. 

• Statutory Compliance & Governance 

• Manage all CIS returns, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. 

• Continuously review and improve financial systems, processes, and reporting capabilities to support business growth. 

Your Background 

• AAT qualified or studying towards, or fully qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA. 

• Certificate, diploma, or degree in Accounting, Bookkeeping, Finance, or a related field. 

• Proven 1-2 years’ experience as a Bookkeeper, preferably within the construction industry. 

• Strong understanding of bookkeeping principles and financial reporting. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications. 

• Experience in a finance role within Construction, Manufacturing, Fit-Out, Engineering, Contracting, or a project-based environment is highly desirable.  

• Experience with online accounting software such as Zoho, Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, or similar, although familiarity with Zoho Books and/or SimPRO is desirable.   

• Strong understanding of bookkeeping principles, management accounting, and financial controls. 

• Integrity and trustworthiness, along with discretion.  

• Able to perform methodically in a fast-paced environment and self-check their output to minimize mistakes or rework. 

• Willing to learn new processes and systems, and to make recommendations to further improve or streamline these. 

• Excellent attention to detail. 

• Friendly personality, able to communicate and respond with confidence.  

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities across finance, compliance, and administration. 

• Proactive and hands-on, willing to support day-to-day operational requirements while maintaining a strategic perspective. 

• Positive, collaborative approach and a desire to contribute to a growing family-run business. 

Disclaimer for salary ranges. Yempo provides an indicative range of salary that we deem relevant for the advertised role. This may be adjusted for the skills and experience of the selected candidate.