Strategic Procurement & AP Assistant

We're looking for a Finance Assistant to take responsibility for the end-to-end procurement process, working closely with colleagues across the business as well as with external suppliers. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring efficient procurement operations and building effective working relationships across departments.

In addition, the role will support the wider business with a range of finance-related activities, including credit card and expense reconciliation, and may contribute to other finance processes and projects as required.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, the successful candidate will make a meaningful contribution to the success of both the Finance team and the wider Postcode Lottery organisation.

• Actively taking part in the full-cycle of accounts payable activities, including vendor vetting and invoice management, approval, and weekly disbursements.
• Supporting all departments and cost centres throughout the requisition process.
• Auditing Company credit card expenses and employee expense claims to make sure they comply with company policies and Tax requirements.
• Providing administrative support to our different expense and purchasing platforms, like Perk, Uber, Amazon business and Barclaycard precisionpay.
• Ensuring General Ledger coding for all Accounts Payable activities is recorded accurately.
• Processing Direct Credit, PayPal and Debit Card refunds and prize payouts, working closely with the Resolution team.
• Reconciling supplier monthly statements to comply with audit guidelines.
• Supporting the accounts payable team in creating new supplier accounts and maintaining existing ones, as well as being a point of contact for suppliers and queries.

• Experience using Oracle Finance systems is desirable.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment handling high volumes of work.
• Strong attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy in data entry.
• IT literate, with a strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong numeracy skills; a maths qualification would be advantageous.
• Ability to prioritise tasks effectively to meet daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines.

We anticipate the starting salary for this role to be between £34,000 - £37,000 per annum.

• A competitive salary, a variable year-end bonus, an excellent pension scheme, above-average days of holiday per year, and flexible working hours (dependent on your working location).

The opportunity to develop your career. All team members have the option of applying for funding for a chosen training topic of their choice. And there are plenty of opportunities to grow within the organisation.

People are at the heart of what we do. Whether it’s our team, our players, or the thousands of good causes supported, our aim is to play our part in creating a fairer, more equal world. We are open to ideas and are committed to creating a culture that is inclusive, representative and celebrates diversity in everyone.