Accounts Payable Clerk

Accounts Payable Clerk
Location: London preferred (Cardiff, Edinburgh, or Belfast considered)
Salary: Band A ranging between £29,224 -£30,198 + London weighting (£3,217, if applicable)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent | Hybrid (minimum 2 days office attendance)

Are you detail-driven, solutions-focused, and ready to take the next step in your finance career? MLC Partners are exclusively partnering with the Electoral Commission, UK’s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance, to recruit an Accounts Payable Clerk to join their Financial Control & Reporting Team.

You’ll play a key part in delivering an efficient, high-quality finance service that’s essential to business operations. As part of a small and supportive team, your work will have visibility and real impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing and reconciling supplier invoices and staff expenses weekly
• Managing and entering invoices and credit notes with precision
• Ensuring accuracy in multi-period invoicing
• Handling supplier enquiries with professionalism and clarity
• Reconciling statements and maintaining the purchase ledger

Key Criteria:
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced finance environment and takes pride in getting the details right.

• Proven experience in a busy finance or accounts payable role
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills
• Accuracy, initiative, and a proactive mindset
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A team player who can also self-manage effectively
• Expense claim processing
• Computerised accounting systems and purchase ledger platforms (bonus)

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Flexible working and hybrid model (40% office minimum)
• 28 rising to 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Civil Service pension scheme (28.97% employer contribution)
• £312 working from home allowance (tax-free)
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities

For further details or a confidential discussion about the role, please contact:
Annabelle at MLC Partners.

Key Date:

• Closing Date for applications: 8th August, 2025

Applicants applying for a London-based role should expect to attend interviews in person. For applicants in devolved nations, interviews may be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams.