Senior Accounts Payable Clerk - #148279
The Compleat Food Group
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Nottingham
Contract type: Full time

Join Our Finance Team at The Compleat Food Group!
We are thrilled to announce a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Accounts Payable Clerk to become a valued member of our outstanding Finance team based in Nottingham. With our business experiencing significant growth, this role is crucial in ensuring our financial operations run smoothly and efficiently.
You will be required to process purchase orders and invoices for the group whilst making sure payments are accurate, on time, and properly recorded. By staying organised and detail-focused, you will help keep the day-to-day finances running smoothly and support strong relationships with our suppliers. You will also be responsible for managing more complex queries and take responsibility for key accounts across the Group.
Who We Are
Here at The Compleat Food Group, where we're on a mission to whip up delicious food that not only puts a smile on your face but also shows some love to our planet. We like to call it 'Food to Feel Good' because why not enjoy what you eat and do some good at the same time?
Our 6,000+ incredible people are the heart of everything we do. They are genuinely passionate about crafting mouthwatering products for UK consumers, leading retailers, and our exciting market-leading brands, including Wall's Pastry, Squeaky Bean, and Unearthed.
Why Finance at The Compleat Food Group?
When you step into a finance role at The Compleat Food Group, you're stepping into a world of opportunities. We encourage and reward individuals who take full ownership of their responsibilities and contribute to continuous control and process improvement.
Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:30 – 17:00 and Fridays 08:30-16:00 – who doesn’t love an early finish on a Friday! We also offer flexible and hybrid working!
Your Duties Will Include
We are committed to Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect, we ensure all colleagues can thrive by bringing their whole selves to work. As an equal opportunity’s employer, we provide all the support you need to succeed.
Contact us with any questions about Diversity & Inclusion or accessibility during the application process.
Recruitment Agencies
We have a small, active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions. We only accept CV submissions for roles released to you directly by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you would be interested in working with us, please send a message to [email protected] and should we have any roles we need additional support with we will reach out to you.
Apply now
We are thrilled to announce a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Accounts Payable Clerk to become a valued member of our outstanding Finance team based in Nottingham. With our business experiencing significant growth, this role is crucial in ensuring our financial operations run smoothly and efficiently.
You will be required to process purchase orders and invoices for the group whilst making sure payments are accurate, on time, and properly recorded. By staying organised and detail-focused, you will help keep the day-to-day finances running smoothly and support strong relationships with our suppliers. You will also be responsible for managing more complex queries and take responsibility for key accounts across the Group.
Who We Are
Here at The Compleat Food Group, where we're on a mission to whip up delicious food that not only puts a smile on your face but also shows some love to our planet. We like to call it 'Food to Feel Good' because why not enjoy what you eat and do some good at the same time?
Our 6,000+ incredible people are the heart of everything we do. They are genuinely passionate about crafting mouthwatering products for UK consumers, leading retailers, and our exciting market-leading brands, including Wall's Pastry, Squeaky Bean, and Unearthed.
Why Finance at The Compleat Food Group?
When you step into a finance role at The Compleat Food Group, you're stepping into a world of opportunities. We encourage and reward individuals who take full ownership of their responsibilities and contribute to continuous control and process improvement.
Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:30 – 17:00 and Fridays 08:30-16:00 – who doesn’t love an early finish on a Friday! We also offer flexible and hybrid working!
Your Duties Will Include
- Be responsible for regular reconciliation of key accounts across the whole Group, as defined by the AP Supervisor, being able to work across multiple entities and systems
- Be able to support on more complex queries and act as a point of escalation in ongoing queries
- Support and mentor members of the wider Accounts Payable team
- Process supplier invoices and match invoices to orders accurately and in a timely manner
- Enter supplier credit notes promptly
- Respond to queries from suppliers on invoices, payments and outstanding balances
- Respond effectively to supplier payment queries
- Resolve unmatched and blocked invoices in a timely manner
- Enter purchase orders on to the group’s financial system
- Monitor and update open purchase orders
- Monitor and resolve supplier debit balances
- Obtain and reconcile supplier statements
- File invoices and credit notes in a timely manner
- Identify changes in supplier details and forward to supplier MDM
- Report blocked and unmatched invoices on a weekly basis and resolve in a timely manner
- Contribute to development and improvement of group’s purchase-to-pay processes
- Strong numerical skills
- Good standard of literacy and effective written and verbal communicator
- Understanding of purchasing processes
- Able to deal with a demanding workload including conflicting demands on time
- Strong Excel skills
- 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year
- Online and High-street retailer discount scheme
- Employee well-being and community support groups
- Informal and Formal training opportunities with personalised online LMS platform
- Charity Initiatives and Team events
- 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid (Free Financial, Emotional and Practical Support)
- Physical Wellbeing Benefits – Free on demand exercise hub and various gym discounts.
- Online Wellbeing benefits
- Free Financial wellbeing – mortgage calculators, budget tools, financial aid tools
- Holiday Discounts via Online Retail Discount
We are committed to Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect, we ensure all colleagues can thrive by bringing their whole selves to work. As an equal opportunity’s employer, we provide all the support you need to succeed.
Contact us with any questions about Diversity & Inclusion or accessibility during the application process.
Recruitment Agencies
We have a small, active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions. We only accept CV submissions for roles released to you directly by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you would be interested in working with us, please send a message to [email protected] and should we have any roles we need additional support with we will reach out to you.
Apply now
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