Payroll and Purchase Ledger Assistant in Southampton

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working? At M Group Transport, we draw on decades of experience to shape the future of UK transport through innovation, sustainable design and intelligent engineering. By bringing together expertise across highways, rail and aviation, we deliver forward-thinking infrastructure solutions that connect people, places and economies nationwide. Our teams operate across roads, rail, aviation and defence - creating integrated, resilient networks that not only keep the country moving but also support long-term economic growth and strengthen communities.

What will you be doing?

• Investigating processing errors and providing solutions.
• Accounts Payable experience, processing invoices from a range of suppliers.
• Payroll upload and check, monthly/weekly payrolls.
• Processing timesheets accurately and in a timely manner.
• Checking supplier statements.
• Supporting the finance manager with ad hoc queries.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven finance experience in a similar role.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to challenge current ways of working constructively.

What’s in it for you? We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme.
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Employee assistance programme.
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave.
• Reward and recognition scheme.
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/Hybrid car scheme.
• Private health care.
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• Personal Accident Cover.

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet. We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations. We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life.

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.