Accounts Payable Specialist

Bright

Accounts Payable Specialist managing end-to-end AP cycle in finance team at Bright. Ensuring financial accuracy and maintaining supplier relationships.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeDuleek • 🇮🇪 IrelandJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Process and code supplier invoices accurately and promptly in NetSuite, ensuring alignment with purchase orders and internal approval workflows
Manage the full AP cycle: receipt, coding, approval routing, payment preparation, and reconciliation
Prepare fortnightly payment runs and submit for authorisation
Complete monthly bank reconciliations across multiple accounts and currencies
Process employee expenses on a monthly basis
Complete supplier statement reconciliations and resolve discrepancies, maintaining strong supplier relationships
Support month-end close: flag unprocessed invoices and reconcile the AP ledger
Manage the AP inbox, triaging queries and escalating where appropriate
Support the external audit process by providing AP schedules, samples, and documentation
Maintain accurate supplier records in NetSuite
Identify and contribute to process improvements that reduce cycle time, improve accuracy, or reduce manual effort — including through automation or AI-assisted tools where relevant
Contribute to ad hoc finance projects as the business scales

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years’ experience in an accounts payable or finance operations role
Hands-on experience with an ERP system — NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar
Strong reconciliation skills with a high degree of accuracy under volume pressure
Working knowledge of VAT treatment on supplier invoices
Proficiency in Excel
A clear communicator who can resolve supplier queries professionally and knows when to escalate
Experience using AI-assisted tools or automation to streamline repetitive finance processes
Exposure to multi-currency AP in an international business context
Experience in a SaaS or technology business environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

- Competitive starting salary
- Performance based Bonus
- 25 days annual leave
- Company pension
- Health care
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- On-site parking
- Free onsite food
- Educational Assistance
- Great company social events
- Bike to Work

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Hard Skills & Tools

accounts payableinvoice processingreconciliationVAT treatmentExcelautomationmulti-currency APfinance operationsERP systemsNetSuite

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingrelationship managementattention to detailtime managementescalationprocess improvementadaptabilityteam collaborationprofessionalism