Accounts Payable Assistant

Avove Limited; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK utilities company is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join their team in Chorley. This full-time role offers hybrid working, combining remote and in-office support. The ideal candidate will have experience with Oracle NetSuite, strong organizational skills, and excellent communication abilities. The company values workplace diversity and offers various benefits, including a pension scheme and health plans, enhancing employee well-being while contributing to community initiatives.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan

Avove Discount Scheme

Family friendly policies

Financial wellbeing programme

Volunteering days

Charity matched giving

Qualifications

• Proven experience in handling accounts payable processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with vendors and stakeholders.
• Competence in financial reconciliations and reports.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices end to end.
• Adhere to vendor payment procedures.
• Respond to accounts payable inquiries in a timely manner.
• Create vendor remittance advice notes.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Run related accounts payable reports.
• Reconcile supplier accounts and statements.
• Manage queries from customers and contracts.

Skills

Hands-on experience in Oracle NetSuite Accounts Payable module

Experience in project-based industries or construction

Strong organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Posted Tuesday 6 January 2026 at 01:00 | Expires Wednesday 14 January 2026 at 00:59

Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.

About the role…

Are you ready to take the next step in your career with Avove? We’re looking for a talented Accounts Payable Specialist to join our dynamic team in a full-time capacity, offering the flexibility of hybrid working—both from home and our welcoming Chorley office.

Reporting directly to the Transactional Services Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and effective delivery of accounts payable services across the business. This is your chance to undertake a role that is both challenging and rewarding, where your expertise will make a real difference and your contributions are valued.

What will your day look like…

• Processing supplier invoices end to end
• Adhering to procedures to process vendor payment runs
• Respond to emails timely regarding accounts payable related issues and queries
• Creating vendor remittance advice notes
• Communicate and build positive relationships with internal and external vendors and key stakeholders
• Run Accounts Payable related reports
• Reconcile supplier accounts and statements
• Manage internal and external queries from customers and contracts
• Any other ad hoc accounting to support the wider finance teams

About you…

• Hands‑on experience in Oracle NetSuite Accounts Payable module or other similar system
• Experience of outsourced project‑based industries or construction
• Strong organisational skills
• Friendly and professional with excellent communication skills

What’s in it for you…

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that’s not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan
• Avove Discount Scheme
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

About us…

We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting‑edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.

We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.

We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water.

We are an equal opportunities employer.....

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.

What next...

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.

If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.