Senior Accounts Payable Coordinator

• Location: Leicester | Infrastructure Division
• Office-based: 4 Oak Spinney Park, LE3 3AW
• Salary: £33-40k
• Working Pattern: Hybrid – 2-3 days in the office, remaining days from home (40-hour working week)

We’re looking for a Senior Accounts Payable Coordinator to act as the technical lead within our Accounts Payable function. This role is ideal for an experienced AP professional who enjoys problem-solving, supporting colleagues, and keeping high-volume finance processes running smoothly.

You’ll be the first point of escalation for complex invoice issues, system errors, and supplier queries, working closely with the AP Manager to ensure accuracy, compliance, and strong upstream data quality.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as the first-line escalation for complex AP queries, blocked invoices, and vendor disputes
• Troubleshooting issues across the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process, including PO mismatches and receipting errors
• Performing quality checks on invoice coding and VAT treatment
• Preparing and reconciling payment runs before manager approval
• Supporting statement reconciliations for key suppliers
• Mentoring and supporting AP Assistants and onboarding new starters
• Producing month-end accruals and aging reports
• Working with master data teams to ensure vendor details and payment terms are accurate
• Supporting audits and ensuring compliance with internal controls and relevant regulations (e.g. VAT, CIS if applicable)

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience in Accounts Payable, ideally in a senior or lead role
• High proficiency in ERP systems (P2P / AP modules)
• Confident Excel user
• Solid understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and VAT
• Experience using OCR or automated invoice processing tools
• Comfortable working in a high-volume, complex, and shared service environment
• Confident communicating with internal stakeholders and suppliers
• A natural mentor who enjoys supporting others (without formal line management)

Why join us?

• Key operational role within a growing Infrastructure business
• Opportunity to influence process improvement and automation
• Work closely with AP leadership and wider finance teams
• A fast paced and evolving environment, where processes are being refined and there is genuine opportunity to influence ways of working.