Job Title: Accounts Payable Administrator
Location: Lakeside, Portsmouth + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69729
At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Accounts Payable Administrator at Lakeside, near Portsmouth, Hampshire
The role
As an Accounts Payable Administrator, you'll be at the heart of our finance operations, ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time. It's a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a dynamic environment while contributing to something bigger.
Day-to-day, you'll be keeping our business running smoothly and supporting projects that matter to national security and infrastructure.
* Processing invoices in our ERP system
* Managing payment runs and ensuring accuracy
* Handling supplier queries and resolving issues promptly
* Reviewing work queues and managing shared mailboxes
* Supporting the Accounts Payable team with general administrative tasks
This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office and days working from home.
Essential experience of the Accounts Payable Administrator
* Previous experience in an Accounts Payable role
* Skilled in processing invoices within an ERP system
* Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Qualifications for the Accounts Payable Administrator
We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ).
What we offer
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee share scheme and shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists receive 10 days' special paid leave
* Holiday Trading – buy or sell up to one week of annual leave
* 'Be Kind Day' – one paid day a year for volunteering
* Flexible working options
* A dynamic working environment
Babcock
We're Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 27/02/2026