Accounts Payable Clerk

We are recruiting an aspiring Accounts Payable Clerk to join our expanding Accounts Payable team based at our Customer Service Centre in Walsall.

As an Accounts Payable Clerk, you will report to the Accounts Payable Team Leader, You will be responsible for answering telephone calls, emails and queries within the Team.

This role perfect for someone looking to grow and develop their career with a business that will support and guide them in their career development.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

As an Accounts Payable Clerk, your duties will consist of:

• Reconciling Supplier Statements to the Finance System
• Completion of weekly Sensitive Accounts Statements
• Ensure invoices are processed
• As a frontline role, you will be expected to take all calls from suppliers and resolve questions and queries
• Liaising with different teams within the business to make sure all invoices are processed
• Ensure that any correspondence relating to overdue accounts are actioned
• Maintain close working relationships with suppliers and internal departments

• Previous experience in a fast-paced Accounts Payable department
• A detailed understanding of Accounts Payable processes and controls
• A good working knowledge of stock procedures and reporting
• Good standard of excel
• Ability to work within a team an on an individual basis.

• Competitive salary 
• Potential to earn bonus 
• Free on-site car park 
• Onsite coffee lounge
• Discount Card – 10% discount on most purchases in store including PEP&CO
• Family Friendly Benefits
• Loyal Service Awards
• My Staff Shop – exclusive discount portal
• Apprenticeships & Career Development  
• Life Assurance Cover
• Health & Wellbeing – employee assistance programme to support you
• Holiday Allowance – increasing by one day per year (up to 33 days), along with the option to purchase additional holiday (annually)
• Pension
• Birthdays are important, so each year, you can take the day off as an extra day’s holiday

From one store in Burton-upon-Trent in 1990 to more than 850 across the UK and the Republic of Ireland today, Poundland & Dealz has developed a reputation for offering top brands and quality own-brand products at an amazing value. We sell everything from food and drink to DIY, pet products to stationery, not forgetting our very own fashion brand, PEP&CO. We have recently invested £45 million in the business, opened new stores and revamped existing ones. We’re on an exciting journey, and you can be a part of it.

We’re part of a much larger group in Europe called Pepco which has 3,000 stores in 17 territories serving 50 million shoppers, and the size of our business means there are so many opportunities for you to come and join us. From our retail stores to our support and distribution centres, everywhere you see Poundland and Dealz, you’ll find passionate and knowledgeable colleagues delivering amazing service to our customers. Once you’re part of our family, we’ll give you everything you need to be the best you can be, from training to coaching and mentoring. Our seven core values and seven leadership principles steer how we do business. They give us the building blocks to create a culture where everybody thrives, and sustainability is at the top of our agenda.