Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Analyst (12 Month FTC) in Southampton

Fixed Term Contract Duration - 12 Months

About The Business

Quilter plc is a leading provider of financial advice, investments and wealth management, committed to being the UK’s best wealth manager for clients and their advisers. Quilter oversees £141.2 billion in customer investments (as of 31 December 2025). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi‑asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.

At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve. Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!

About The Role

Level – 3
Department – Finance
Location – Southampton
Contract – 12 Month FTC

The centralised Group Finance function supports all Quilter legal entities, managing queries, payments and notifications of account changes, while also maintaining strong relationships with external clients and suppliers. As an AP/AR Analyst, you’ll support a wide range of stakeholders across the Quilter business, giving you exposure to multiple business units and colleagues at all levels. You’ll play a key role in supporting our purchase order and ERP systems, producing monthly management information, and contributing to regulatory Payment Practices reporting submitted to the UK Government. The team processes a high volume of invoices each month across 14+ Quilter business units. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the business to support the creation of purchase orders and ensure accurate accruals are recorded. You’ll also liaise directly with suppliers on a regular basis, resolving invoice queries and helping to ensure timely and accurate payments.

Core Responsibilities

• Matching purchase orders to receipts and invoices via 3‑way matching processes, reviewing tolerances/processes across integrations from Coupa/Workday platforms.
• Reconciling supplier statements against invoices received/paid.
• Preparing payments for international supplier and same‑day payments.
• Cleansing and preparing data held within the e_Procurement solution to produce relevant and accurate accrual information to ensure no misstatement in the financial ledgers.
• Review with the Tax Team to apply relevant tax applicability codes for VAT reporting across all BU’s and in line with business process.
• Administering the staff expenses system; including acting as first line support in responding to queries, reviewing claims in accordance with policy, making payment, reconciliation.
• Ensuring all processes fall in line with company policies and controls, relevant approvals are sought, and all work is cross‑checked and in line with controls aligned to the Financial Management, Payments & Expenses Policy.
• Administer functional mailbox including communication with internal Quilter employees at all levels and across all functions, and external clients/suppliers.
• Support daily reconciliation of bank accounts.
• Providing training/support to all employees at all levels, across all BU’s within the e_Procurement and personal expense solutions.
• Managing supplier‑business relationships (procurement activity), including top tier suppliers to ensure no reputational issues arise from incorrect or late payments.
• Payment Practice Reporting – Resolving queries, which includes any work related to changes in the standard to ensure Quilter complies with regulatory requests.
• Ad hoc payments – including HMRC, and safeguarding of the SMF responsibilities of approvers, primarily CFO and CEO.
• Supporting Risk Management, G/A Audit, Fraud Audit, external audit PWC.
• Attendance of regular supplier review meetings representing Finance.
• Liaising with and challenging Procurement function across contract discussions, supplier onboarding.

Accounts Receivable

• Raising of customer/ A/R invoices for multiple business units as a centralised group function for multiple legal entity teams.
• Acting as credit controller within controlled processes, providing regular updates to BU’s of ‘open’ invoices.
• Allocating/reconciliation of payments once received from customers.

About You

• Previous experience working within an Accounts Payable function.
• Experience collaborating with Procurement and/or Supplier Relationship teams.
• Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records.
• Experience using accounting and banking systems (desirable).
• Strong communication skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• A self‑motivated, hands‑on approach and the ability to work at pace.
• Confidence handling large volumes of data while maintaining accuracy.
• The ability to prioritise workload effectively, showing resilience and resourcefulness.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Inclusion & Diversity

We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.

Values

• Do the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.
• Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs.
• Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes.
• Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone.

Core Benefits

• Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)
• Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.
• Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only.
• Benefit Allowance: A cash benefit allowance is payable in lieu of some of our core benefits.