Finance Executive - Accounts Payable in Hindhead

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £26,500 per annum

Employment type: Full-time, hybrid role - primarily remote, with occasional travel to the London office required.

If you are a quick learner with a drive to keep improving, enjoy solving problems and contributing to process improvements this could be the job for you! We are looking for a dynamic and friendly individual to join our Accounts Payable team at SportPursuit.

From day one you’ll be dealing with high volumes of complex invoices, using your analytical skills to track down differences between the stock we receive and the stock we’re billed for. You’ll then work closely with your colleagues and supplier contacts to resolve those issues, successfully paying the invoices and paving the way for great relationships with our suppliers.

This role is UK based, remote-first with travel to London office twice a month and suits someone who is genuinely interested in getting stuck in!

Key responsibilities in this role:

• Reviewing and approving invoices, managing complex queries using Excel
• Liaising with people in the finance team, wider company and suppliers to problem solve invoice queries when they arise
• Supporting the finance team to ensure the wider team achieves departmental objectives e.g., bank reconciliations, cash flow forecasting, credit card reconciliations
• Taking responsibility for more complex / ad hoc areas of the Accounts Payable team function, e.g. managing high priority suppliers, managing GRNI, running parts of the payment run, suggesting and implementing process improvements

Requirements:

As a SportPursuit employee we assume you will have a problem-solving mindset, and be able to respond to challenges with creative solutions. You will be a team player and will be willing to get stuck in. We do however require a few specifics from you.

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Commitment to producing high quality outputs within strict deadlines
• An organised and methodical approach
• Strong analytical skills, used to identify and improve upon existing accounts payable processes
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to follow agreed upon processes, whilst also suggesting improvements to those processes
• Great team working skills
• Nice to have but not essential: Experience of using Excel – don’t worry, we can teach you all you’ll need to know if you are keen to learn!
• 1-2 years prior experience in an Accounts Payable function. Other areas of Finance / Accounting may be considered depending on the strength of the rest of your application
• Self-driven, results-oriented with a great eye for detail and enthusiastic with a proactive ‘Can-do’ attitude
• A desire to learn new skills and develop existing skills for a career in Finance
• 2:1 undergraduate degree (2:2 considered with strong UCAS) and 128+ UCAS points or equivalent

Salary: £26,500 per annum

Please note that we currently do not hold a sponsorship license for work in the UK.

Friendly and dynamic working environment with a Core Hours working pattern! Our core Hours are 10am-4pm. Make up the rest of your time when you like.

Holiday - get stuck into your adventures. 25 days of holiday a year as a standard with the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days extra! Our Bank Holidays are flexible as well.

Work anywhere in the world for up to 30 working days a year!

Workplace pension - we're set up with The People's Pension to make sure we're contributing to help you save for retirement.

Learning and Development budget available to all employees.

Staff discount for access to great quality kit.

Lunch & Learn sessions.

Socials - A social budget which grows every time we hit budget, with a social team that just loves using it!

A hybrid working model where we are mostly remote. But don’t worry, when you’re in the office we’ll have lots of free food and drink - help yourself to tea and coffee as well as healthy snacks and fresh fruit. Other treats are also on hand - Chocolate Hobnobs are an office favourite.

Access to Pluxee and MyGym discounts so you can keep active wherever you are in the country.

We encourage the innovative use of AI to enhance your application. Nevertheless, our evaluation will focus on the relevance, accuracy, and authenticity of the content, ensuring any AI assistance contributes to a clear and genuine representation of your skills and experience. Applications that seem to overwhelmingly rely on generic AI-generated content, without demonstrating a clear understanding of the role or your unique qualifications, may not be considered.

About the SportPursuit Team:

SportPursuit, part of the Sportscape Group, fuels sporting adventure with affordable, great quality kit. Founded in 2011, we are an innovative online retailer with over 10 million members across the UK, Europe and beyond. We hunt down the best deals available online on a wide range of quality sports and outdoor brands and create an inspiring, personalised shopping experience for each customer. Everyone in the SportPursuit team has the opportunity to make a difference and help grow the business.

We play as one team. We push the boundaries. We all make a difference. We love to win together.

Diversity at SportPursuit:

SportPursuit recruits, employs, trains and promotes regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender identity and/or expression, or any other protected status. SportPursuit are dedicated to nurturing an inclusive environment where employees can bring their full selves to work. We celebrate diversity of thought and recognise the strength and dynamism that comes with it.