Interim Accounts Payable Assistant

£30,000 - £34,000 3-Month Temporary Assignment Hybrid Working (3 days office / 2 days home) Summary A growing Bristol-based business is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to support the finance team…

Hybrid Engineering
Pay rate £28,000 – £32,000/year
Job type Temporary
Posted 1 September 2026

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£28,000 - £32,000 (DOE)

£30,000 - £34,000
3-Month Temporary Assignment
Hybrid Working (3 days office / 2 days home)

Summary
A growing Bristol-based business is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to support the finance team during a period of increased workload and process improvement.

Responsibilities:

Processing high-volume supplier invoices across multiple cost centres
Performing supplier statement reconciliations
Managing weekly and monthly payment runs
Investigating and resolving invoice and supplier queries
Supporting month-end close activities and accruals preparation
Identifying opportunities to improve AP processes and controls
Suitable backgrounds:

2+ years of Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience
Experience working within a medium to large finance team
Strong reconciliation experience
Previous exposure to ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics or NetSuite
Comfortable managing a high-volume ledger with minimal supervision
Experience supporting month-end processes would be advantageous
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