Accounts Assistant Accounts Payable

Company Description

Here at esure, we’re no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we’re getting ready for more. It’s creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.

We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join our wider Accounts Payable and Finance team on a 6 month fixed term contract basis.

In this role you will support our Accounts Payable Team Leader on a day to day basis with invoicing, matching and raising purchase orders, supplier payments, queries and cheque administration. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with great administration skills and has the confidence to support our internal colleagues and external suppliers.

What will my role entail?

• Accurately input all supplier invoices into our Oracle Financials system
• Act as Accounts Payable main point of contact for investigating and resolving supplier and colleague queries.
• Maintain and run the weekly Accounts Payable BACS payment process and invoice holds report.
• Create new suppliers on the Accounts Payable system in line with our new supplier process.
• Act as the Finance representative for cheque referrals, manage the cheque register and ensure these are sent out in a timely manner.
• Responsible for managing the Accounts Payable mailbox

We'd love you to bring:

• Great administration and organisational skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Pro-active, self-motivated, and be able to work on your own initiative.
• Experience working within a Finance team (Accounts Payable or Finance Administration / Assistant position)
• Any experience using Oracle system would be advantageous but not crucial
• Computer literate with basic to intermediate knowledge of MS Excel.
• Someone who can collaborate with colleagues and suppliers of all levels.

Why choose us?

This is your opportunity to be at the forefront of our game-changing journey and be part of something truly special! And to top it off, here are some perks to life at esure…

• A competitive salary that recognises your skills and potential
• A bonus scheme that celebrates your contribution to esure’s success
• Discounts on our insurance products, for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 flex days to be taken as and when suits you
• Benefits just for you: our hub – My Benefits Box – is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
• Grow your career with us: whatever your goals, we’ll support you with hands-on training, mentoring, a LinkedIn Learning licence, access to our exclusive Academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources from the likes of Women in Data and Women in Tech.
• Join our communities: our networks give you the chance to connect, learn and share with like-minded colleagues across the business – for work and play. So, it’s no surprise our people consistently rate ‘making friends at work’ one of the highest scorers in our colleague engagement survey
• More flexibility for you: we’re a proud supporter of the ABI’s Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need, whether it’s part time, job sharing, or compressed hours. Our hybrid working approach also puts you in the driving seat of how and where you do your best work.
• Live a healthy lifestyle: we offer lots of support, so you feel like the best version of yourself – like specialist advice through our employee assistance programme, wellbeing classes, access to the My Health Advantage app, our Big Team Challenge, and learning sessions on topics like menopause.
• A helping hand to do your bit for a greener and safer world: driving good in the world couldn’t be more important to us. That’s why we encourage colleagues to use volunteering days to support their local communities and have lots of initiatives to help you live a greener lifestyle.
• Everyday appreciation: praise from your colleagues means the world! Our social recognition tool makes it easy to give colleagues the praise they deserve, and you could even be shortlisted for a company-wide ACE Award.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.