Accounts Payables and Receivables Officer

IOSH; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Accounts Payables and Receivables Officer

Salary: £21,652 - £25,500 per annum

Hours per week: 35 Hours

Location: At IOSH, we embrace hybrid working because we believe it's the key to achieving work-life balance, strategic success and fostering our collaborative culture. You'll be required to work from our head office in Wigston, Leicester a minimum of 2 days per week. The remainder of your working hours will be undertaken from home.

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live, and to work in the UK.

Closing date: 29 April 2025

Interview date: TBC

About The Role

We are looking for an Accounts Officer (Payables and Receivables) to join IOSH, at this exciting time in our transformational journey. You will work in a small finance team to ensure efficient delivery of a customer-focused and cost-effective AP and AR function. You'll be part of the vital link between the ledgers and the management accounts, supporting the production of accurate and timely information for all stakeholders both inside and outside IOSH. You will maintain purchase ledger accounts by setting up the supplier accounts, matching purchase invoices to orders, ensuring correct approvals, processing onto the purchase ledger and producing purchase ledger payment runs.

As part of this role, you will be responsible for maintaining AP/AR records, ensuring that IOSH pays creditors and collects debtor income in accordance with agreed IOSH terms, so you will need to have the ability to work within agreed guidelines and timeframe. You will process expenses and credit card transactions, including applications, revised limits and intercompany entries, as well as regularly processing BACS file for payment runs and Direct Debits.

What You'll Bring

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong experience in a customer-focused Accounts Payables and Receivables environment with great organisation skills. You will have the ability to work effectively with a systematic and methodical approach, allowing you to manage competing priorities whilst multi-tasking a range of activities effectively. You will be comfortable with data and being able to analyse it accurately for reporting.

You will be confident in communicating with both internal and external stakeholders by telephone, email and in person, with skills in delivering good customer service. You will have experience in general finance duties, with the ability to work independently without supervision and as part of a team.

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of working in a customer-focused area of an Accounts Payables and or Accounts Receivables function
• Ability to pay attention to detail and work within guidelines.
• Numeracy: ability to analyse data accurately for reporting
• IT-literacy: considerable experience of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and databases.
• Knowledge of general accounting principles

What's in it for you?

We support our colleagues to bring their best selves to work, so they can deliver exceptional outcomes. We do this by offering a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Hybrid working and flexibility to ensure a positive work-life balance
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service, with the option to buy more
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan covered by IOSH
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme, minimum of 3% employee contribution whilst IOSH contribute 5%
• Individual performance related pay scheme
• Up to five paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your dependent's wellbeing

About Us

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the world's Chartered body for safety and health professionals.

We understand that diversity of thought, culture, perspective, and background is essential to our vision. We believe in creating a personal environment where everyone is treated as they wish to be treated. At IOSH, you can be yourself, no matter who you are.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer, and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.

Find out more about how we advocate for, and support health and safety professionals worldwide to create a safer and healthier world of work by visiting www.iosh.com.

How To Apply

To apply, you'll need an up to date CV and some additional time to complete the application questions so we can find out more about you and your experience. Just click on the apply button below.

If you want to find out more about IOSH please visit our website. If you have any queries about the role or require any reasonable adjustments to support you with the recruitment process please reach out to [e-mail].

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.