Accounts Payable and Receivable Officer

IOSH

Accounts Officer responsible for efficient AP and AR functions at IOSH. Collaborate within finance team to ensure accurate and timely management of accounts.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeLeicester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £23,133 - £25,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work in a small finance team to ensure efficient delivery of a customer-focused and cost-effective AP and AR function.
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.
Maintain AP/AR records, ensuring IOSH pays creditors and collects debtor income in accordance with agreed IOSH terms.
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Accounts PayableAccounts Receivablepurchase ledgerBACS processingcredit card transactionsdata analysisgeneral accounting principles

Soft Skills

attention to detailcustomer-focusedability to work within guidelines

Certifications

IOSH