Accounts Payable Assistant - 6 Month Temporary Contract in Cornwall

Seasalt began in 1981 with a small shop in Penzance, selling workwear to local mariners and practical overalls to artists. Today, we’ve grown into a thriving omnichannel retailer with over 80 UK and Ireland stores, 400+ wholesale stockists, and a growing international and online footprint. As a B Corp and winner of both Drapers "Best Place to Work" and CIPD's "Best Recognition Programme", we care deeply about our people, our communities and our long‑term impact. Our Head Office teams provide the foundations that empower our people to drive sustainable growth across the UK and international markets.

As an Accounts Payable Assistant at Seasalt, you will help keep our finance operations running smoothly. Working closely with the finance team, you will ensure suppliers are set up correctly, invoices are processed accurately, and payments are made on time. You will manage the day‑to‑day flow of invoices, matching purchase orders, receipts and invoices, resolving queries, and recording everything accurately in the finance system. You will also process employee expense claims and company credit card statements, making sure payments are handled promptly and in line with company policy.

In our approach to hybrid working, we expect our people to work a minimum of 40% of their week from a Seasalt Office in Cornwall; the remaining 60% of the time will be from home (or your chosen location – however, you must be based in the UK). This role is offered as a full time 6 month fixed term contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Setting up suppliers on the finance system in line with internal processes.
• Managing the purchase ordering and receipting process, including matching purchase orders, receipts and invoices.
• Processing invoices accurately and on time, and following up on any queries to ensure swift resolution.
• Reconciling supplier accounts and investigating discrepancies.
• Processing employee expense claims and company credit card statements in line with company policy.
• Building strong relationships with suppliers and responding promptly to their queries.
• Reviewing suppliers to ensure compliance with procurement policy and escalating any concerns.
• Raising debit notes and providing finance system reports where required.
• Supporting finance system testing, development, and wider business projects.
• Identifying and suggesting improvements to processes to increase efficiency and ensure all tasks are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.

Required Skills

• IT literate with good working knowledge of IT packages including MS Word, Excel, Outlook as a minimum.
• Numerate with excellent attention to detail.
• An analytical mind.
• Rigorous, methodical and logical approach to problems.
• Organised with excellent time management.
• Able to prioritise and work autonomously.
• Good team player.
• Excellent communications skills (IT, verbal, telephone and written).
• Confident, reliable, adaptable, follows procedures through to conclusion.

Benefits

• Salary: from £24,640 depending on experience (Band 1).
• 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service.
• Attractive 50% employee discount.
• Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package.
• Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP.
• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support.
• Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions.
• Life assurance programme.
• Enhanced family leave policies.
• Flexible working opportunities with our hybrid working approach.
• Learning and Development opportunities.
• Do Good Things with our two days per year paid volunteering opportunities.
• Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion.