At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage accounts payable, ensuring timely payments and compliance with VAT rules.
- Company: Join Inntravel, a leader in self-guided holidays across Europe.
- Benefits: 50% holiday discount, flexible working, and wellness resources.
- Other info: Diversity is celebrated; full training provided for the right attitude.
- Why this job: Be part of a mission to create extraordinary travel experiences while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Basic accounts payable experience and strong Excel skills required.
The predicted salary is between 28000 - 32000 £ per year.
Inntravel is a widely respected, leading provider of ‘at your own pace’ self‑guided walking, cycling and other activity holidays across Europe.
This is an exciting time to take on a role with us as we are benefiting from long‑term investment to achieve ambitious growth targets, deliver digital transformation projects and retain our place as market leader in the self‑guided walking holiday market.
We will be part of our bright future, our mission envisions our holidays serving as catalysts for personal growth, environmental awareness, and fostering meaningful connections with both nature and people.
Join us on our journey, creating extraordinary travel experiences for all.
Benefits
- Enjoy 50% discount on holidays across all our brands
- Additional annual leave when you choose to swap a plane for a train
- Career pathing and continuous development opportunities
- Opportunity to take a workation for up to 6 weeks per year and work from anywhere in the world
- 2 volunteer days each year to give back to what is important to you
- A well‑being resource hub and on‑site classes; yoga, boxercise, annual Steps challenge, employee assistance programmes, cash back health and dental plan
- Hybrid working
- Enhanced family leave allowances
This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 2 days per week in our Whitwell-on-the-Hill office.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are mandatory office days.
Access to your own transport is essential.
The position is full‑time but we are open to discussion on flexible working patterns (minimum 4 days per week).
12 month fixed‑term contract.
About The Role
- Oversee end‑to‑end accounts payable processing, including invoice receipt, coding, approval workflow and posting to the purchase ledger, ensuring suppliers are paid within agreed terms and internal month‑end deadlines are met.
- Reconcile supplier statements and investigate aged, overdue or disputed balances to ensure timely resolution of outstanding items.
- Maintain supplier accounts and master data, ensuring accuracy and adherence to internal control policies.
- Manage payment runs in line with approved schedules and cash flow requirements.
- Forecast cash flow requirements for area of responsibility.
- Ensure compliance with UK VAT rules, including correct VAT treatment and input tax recovery.
- Review, validate and process all business card expenditure and employee expense claims in line with company policy and HMRC regulations, including VAT recovery.
- Administer expense platforms (Concur, Equals) to maintain user roles.
- Support employees with queries relating to submissions, system usage and corrections.
- Monitor compliance with expense policy and escalate where appropriate.
- Ensure adherence to GDPR in handling supplier and employee financial data.
- Assist with audit preparation, providing supporting documentation.
Requirements
- Basic experience in a purchase ledger/accounts payable role.
- Experience of receiving invoices and processing payments.
- UK VAT experience.
- Experience of data manipulation and analysis in Excel.
- SAP or Microsoft Dynamics skills.
- Knowledge of expense and corporate card management systems - such as Concur and Equals.
- Process‑driven with strong organisational skills.
- Proactive approach to resolving discrepancies and identifying areas for improvement.
- Ability to work to tight month‑end, year‑end and payment deadlines.
- Confident communicator with both finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
- Enjoys working in a team but able to work independently with limited supervision.
- Has the confidence to challenge the way things are done.
Full training and support will be provided. We are looking for someone with the right attitude and values, as these are more important to us than heaps of experience.
We aim to inspire individual discovery and our values will be close to your heart.
Diversity is to be celebrated.
Life would be dreary, and change would be slow, if we all thought the same way.
We challenge our ideas, each other, and our business partners - always with respect and kindness.
Since 1984 Inntravel has led the way in self‑guided holidays.
On an Inntravel holiday, the customer sets the pace whilst experiencing carefully designed routes that show off the best of the natural world.
Inntravel delivers wow moments that are rich in awe and wonder.
For over 40 years, Inntravel has been creating cherished holiday memories, and we’re only just getting started.
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Accounts Payable Controller employer: Inntravel | B Corp™
Inntravel is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee well-being and growth, offering a unique blend of benefits such as a 50% discount on holidays, flexible working patterns, and opportunities for personal development. With a vibrant work culture that values diversity and encourages meaningful connections, employees can thrive in a supportive environment while contributing to the company's mission of creating extraordinary travel experiences. Located in the picturesque Whitwell-on-the-Hill, this role not only provides a chance to be part of a market leader but also allows for a fulfilling work-life balance through hybrid working options and wellness initiatives.
