Vendor Management Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Title: Vendor Management Accounts Payable Specialist

Location: Manchester (Hybrid)

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 + annual bonus

Contract: Permanent

Role Overview:

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Vendor Management Accounts Payable Specialist to join our client’s accounting team on a permanent basis. This role, based in Manchester with a hybrid working arrangement, will involve handling a variety of accounts payable tasks with a focus on vendor management. The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing and processing invoices, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring that the invoicing process runs smoothly. The role will require the ability to exercise good judgment and escalate issues when necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

• Invoice Analysis and Validation: Review and validate incoming invoices, ensuring they are substantiated and accurately processed.
• Vendor Set-Up and Management: Set up new vendors in the system and manage existing vendor records, ensuring all information is up to date.
• Risk Identification: Review invoices and related documentation to identify potential risk factors and discrepancies, escalating where necessary.
• Approval Process Oversight: Monitor the approval workflow for invoices, ensuring all necessary approvals are obtained and addressing any gaps or issues promptly.
• Vendor and Internal Communication: Act as the point of contact for vendors and internal stakeholders, responding to inquiries, providing updates, and resolving any issues related to payments and invoices.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in Vendor Management is essential.
• Solid background in Accounts Payable processes.
• Ability to commute to our client’s Manchester office as the role is hybrid.
• Fluency in additional languages such as French, German, Italian, Russian, or Spanish would be of significant advantage.

If you're ready to bring your expertise in vendor management and accounts payable to a dynamic and supportive team, we want to hear from you!

If interested, please apply directly or send your CV directly to Aylin at to find out more!

Please be advised CVs will be treated in the strictest of confidence and that your application will not be forwarded without your permission.

We aim to respond promptly to your application - however, due to the high level of CVs we receive we are only able to respond to applicants whose profile matches our client’s requirements.