Accounts Payable Assistant in Bradford

Location: Hybrid – regular travel to the Bradford Office

Contract: Permanent

We’re proud to be England’s largest not‑for‑profit provider of housing and care for people in later life. Behind every great team is a reliable Finance function that ensures our colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders are supported through accurate, timely, and well‑controlled financial processes. That’s why we’re looking for a dedicated and detail‑focused Accounts Payable Assistant to join our Financial Services team. In this role, you’ll help ensure payments, expenses, utilities and cash transactions are processed correctly and on time, supporting our locations and central teams to focus on what matters most – delivering great care and services.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver High Quality Accounts Payable Service: Process high volumes of supplier payments, expenses and utilities accurately and efficiently, ensuring all transactions are correctly approved and comply with Anchor and AHG policies, procedures and delegated authorities.
• Manage Cash and Bank Transactions with Confidence: Support the control, identification and reconciliation of bank and cashbook transactions, monitoring accounts and ensuring all items are cleared and accounted for.
• Resolve Queries & Stakeholder Relations: Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, investigate and resolve payment and income queries promptly, delivering a professional and customer‑focused service.
• Maintain Strong Financial Controls: Ensure payments and cash transactions meet internal control requirements, including segregation of duties, authorisation levels and audit standards – helping to minimise risk and ensure compliance.
• Support Reporting & Continuous Improvement: Contribute to monthly KPI reporting for internal stakeholders and work closely with colleagues to review, improve and streamline Accounts Payable and banking processes.

What you’ll need:

• Experience working in a finance environment, ideally within a high‑volume Accounts Payable function.
• Experience processing a range of payment methods, including BACS, CHAPS, Direct Debits and Faster Payments.
• The ability to reconcile accounts, identify discrepancies and resolve issues effectively.
• Working knowledge of VAT and HMRC requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong numeracy and IT skills.
• AAT qualification is desirable or working towards / qualified by experience.

Benefits:

• Health & Happiness: Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts, mental health support, flexible working options, access to online GP appointments.
• Finance: Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better, quick and easy pension transfer service, savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance.
• Discount instantly on shopping, holidays, and more.
• Free Blue Light Card.
• Ongoing personal and professional development programme, leadership pathways online learning resources, career progression and promotion opportunities.

Anchor is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other. We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others. We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.