Accounts Payable Officer in Leeds

Tetra Tech is adding an Accounts Payable Officer to join our finance team in Leeds on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days per week in office. This is a 9-month fixed term contract.

Purpose & Scope of the Role

You will support the UK AP Shared Services team by accurately processing high volumes of PO and non-PO invoices in Oracle, resolving purchase-order mismatches, ensuring correct coding, and maintaining creditor records across multiple business areas. The role includes handling supplier and internal queries, performing regular reconciliations and following up on aged items to maintain cashflow control and supplier relationships.

Your Impact in this position

You will keep the business: reducing invoice exceptions, closing aged creditor items, and ensuring timely, accurate payments that support engineering teams and suppliers. Your work will improve processing efficiency, strengthen supplier confidence, and provide reliable, actionable reports that inform operational decisions across the business.

5 Core Capabilities

• Invoice Processing & Systems - Efficiently process high volumes of PO and non-PO invoices in Oracle; upload, validate and post transactions with precision.
• Purchase Order (PO) & Coding Resolution - Investigate PO mismatches, request uplifts, and correct coding to maintain ledger integrity and prevent payment delays.
• Supplier & Stakeholder Management - Respond promptly to supplier and internal queries by email and phone; build professional relationships to resolve issues quickly.
• Reconciliations & Reporting - Perform supplier statement reconciliations, review aged creditor reports and drive follow-up to reduce outstanding items.
• Organisation & Continuous Improvement - Prioritise work across multiple business areas, apply initiative to streamline processes, and contribute practical suggestions for efficiencies.

Training, qualifications & experience

• Accounts Payable experience in a busy environment.
• Experience with Oracle desirable.
• Competent Excel skills (basic-intermediate).
• Strong attention to detail, time management and communication skills.

Why join Tetra Tech?

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services working across the full project lifecycle worldwide. We have a wide range of expertise across our teams, providing a global support network with a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand where we can add value. We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We support public and private sector clients on local, national, and international projects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions.

In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day-to-day role.

Recruitment Agencies

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