Job Title: Temporary Accounts Payable Assistant
Location: Hemel Hempstead (3 days office / 2 days from home)
Reporting to: Accounts Payable Manager
Contract Type: Full-Time, Temporary
Pay Rate: £22 per hour
Start Date: As soon as possible
About the Role
We are currently seeking a Temporary Payments Assistant to join our clients Finance team in Hemel Hempstead. This is a key temporary role focused on ensuring smooth, accurate, and secure payments to suppliers and team members.
You'll be hands-on with preparing, validating, and reconciling payment files, handling sensitive data with care, and verifying high-value transactions. It's a vital position that supports business continuity and keeps things running behind the scenes.
Key Responsibilities
Prepare weekly supplier and team member payment runs
Process and validate bank detail changes, including direct supplier contact for verification
Create and upload accurate payment files using PTX and Boomerang data
Manage payment approvals and ensure timely submission to meet payment schedules
Post journals for ad hoc payments and maintain reconciliation of control accounts
Communicate payment details to suppliers, guests, and internal teams
Respond to payment queries promptly and professionally
Who We’re Looking For
You are an organised and proactive finance professional with a keen eye for detail. You're confident working independently in a fast-paced environment, thrive under pressure, and take pride in maintaining accuracy and discretion in everything you do.
Prior experience in finance, payments, or a high-volume administrative role
Strong Excel skills and confidence working with payment templates and reports
Familiarity with financial systems such as PTX, Bottomline, or Barclays Banking Portal
Excellent attention to detail and accurate data entry skills
Clear, professional verbal communication skills – especially for phone-based bank verification
Ability to prioritise tasks, meet tight deadlines, and handle sensitive data confidentially
High level of customer service and stakeholder engagement
Disclosure: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for this role and due to the nature of this role potential applicants would need to be available to start at short notice