Accounts Payable and Reconciliation Assistant Location: Peterborough (Hybrid – 2–3 days per week in the office) Contract: Temp to Perm, initially 12 weeks Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday Pay Rate: £13.52 per hour Our client is seeking an Accounts Payable and Reconciliation Assistant to join their finance team on a temporary basis. This hybrid role offers a great opportunity to work within a busy finance function, supporting essential payment and reconciliation processes. Key Responsibilities: * Manage regular supplier and network partner payment runs, ensuring timely and accurate processing. * Prepare supplier payment runs using SAP and Bottomline, maintaining full compliance with internal controls. * Liaise with Treasury to secure authorisation and confirm availability of funds for payments. * Maintain bank and control accounts, ensuring reconciliations are completed accurately and within agreed timelines. * Reconcile Barclaycard control accounts and work with cardholders to clear outstanding items. * Manage the onboarding of new procurement cardholders and approvers, including training and system setup. * Maintain accurate procurement cardholder data and provide ongoing support to users and approvers. * Administer monthly data interfaces, ensuring accurate reconciliation in SAP and timely reporting to the business. * Process VAT reclaims for late-coded or post–month-end transactions. * Conduct monthly audits of VAT invoices and procurement card expenditure to identify non-compliance or misuse. About You: * Previous experience in an accounts payable, finance administration, or reconciliation role. * Proficiency with SAP or similar financial systems. * Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy. * Excellent organisational and communication skills. * Ability to manage deadlines and work effectively both independently and as part of a team