Accounts Payable Assistant

Do you have a finance background? Do you possess strong time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines consistently? Are you ready to make a big impact in Accounts Payable? Yes, then we may have the role for you.

An excellent opportunity has arisen within our Accounts Payable Team for the role of Accounts Payable Assistant, as a 12 month Fixed term position (secondment). This position entails processing supplier invoices and credit notes for goods and services purchased across the organisation, dealing with internal and external queries, supporting supplier management and use of credit cards and claiming of expenses of both staff and volunteers. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys supporting others, responding to a varied range of queries, and supporting the day-to-day Accounts Payable operations.

This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week), 12 month Fixed term position.  We offer a mixture of home and office-based working, with 2 days at the Peterborough Office on Mondays and Thursdays. The Peterborough Office will be your contractual workplace.

Do you have the skills and experience to be our new Accounts Payable Assistant?

• ideally a candidate with a finance background
• excellent customer service skills
• someone who takes pride in their work, has a strong attention to detail
• who will work as part of a large finance team to get the job done.

If you’re passionate about Finance and would like to be part of a fantastic team in a values-driven organisation, please apply now

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

· Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

· Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

· Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.