Accounts Payable Associate
Job Posted: 2 December 2025
Job Updated: 4 December 2025
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Job Title Accounts Payable (AP) Associate
Function: Finance & Trading
Location: Alfreton/Hybrid
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £25,650 with potential to rise to £28,500 over 3 years
Closing Date: Tuesday 16th December 2025
NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for an Accounts Payable Associate to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.
Working as part of the Financial Control and Transactional Services team, the Accounts Payable (AP) Associate is responsible for ensuring invoices are processed accurately and by internal policies, accounting standards, and VAT regulations. In addition, they will help to ensure the smooth running of AP operations, including supplier maintenance producing supplier statement reconciliations, and producing payment runs where necessary. The AP Associate will support the AP management team, as well as peers to ensure that the team delivers in all areas. This role requires a continuous improvement mindset to streamline processes and bring new procedures to the table, as well as excellent communication skills and stakeholder management.
Every day you will …
1. Deal with high volumes of invoices to post and credit to make sure they are appropriately coded and authorised before payment, ensuring any queries are resolved promptly.
2. Prepare and process supplier payment runs and ensure approvals are in accordance with the company’s scheme of delegation.
3. Complete regular supplier statement reconciliations, ensuring any reconciling items are resolved on time.
4. Produce reporting that is required for any internal or external needs.
5. Assist as required in other team duties and other tasks to assist in the wider finance team and business.
What can we offer you?
We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:
6. Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
7. We recognise our employees’ hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
8. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
9. We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
10. A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
11. Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
12. Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
13. 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
14. Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.