Payables Officer

Looking for a new challenge or your first step into an office-based finance career?,

• Processing supplier invoices
• Maintaining supplier records
• Responding to customer and supplier queries
• Supporting payment runs and other payment-related activities
• Using a range of financial systems and spreadsheets, Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
  
  We are seeking a motivated Payables Officer to join our friendly and supportive Accounts Payable team.
No previous Accounts Payable or office experience is required. We welcome applications from experienced professionals, recent graduates, students completing their studies, and school leavers looking to gain valuable workplace experience. If you are enthusiastic, willing to learn and have a positive attitude, we would love to hear from you. This is an important role that helps ensure suppliers are paid accurately and on time while delivering a high-quality service to a wide range of internal and external customers., We are looking for someone who:
• Has a positive attitude and a willingness to learn
• Is organised and able to manage their workload effectively
• Has good attention to detail and accuracy
• Is comfortable using IT systems and Microsoft Office applications
• Has good communication and customer service skills
• Enjoys working as part of a team while also being able to work independently
Whether you already have Accounts Payable experience or are looking to start your career in a finance environment, we would be happy to hear from you.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes