Accounts Payable Processing Assistant

The Role

The team...

In Group Finance, we support teams across the whole of ITV, helping them create content and products that millions of people interact with every single day. When you join us, you enter a fun working environment with opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact's felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.

ITV Third Party Payments team, is shifting towards a compliance-focused approach to drive change, ensure policy adherence, and optimise workflow efficiency.

The role...

Our busy PTP team currently has a vacancy to recruit an Accounts Payable Processing Assistant on a 6 month contract. Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, you will be responsible for managing the company's payment obligations to suppliers by ensuring the accurate and timely input of invoices. Exception handling of invoices with a special focus on date-sensitive entries (e.g. invoice dates, due dates, payment dates and values). This role ensures that all payable transactions are recorded correctly and that key deadlines are met for payment processing.

Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:

Invoice Management:

• Verify and input invoice details, ensuring compliance with policies.
• Resolve automation failures and process invoices on time for payments.
• Collaborate on optimizing Accounts Payable processes and monitor team KPIs.
• Identify trends and improve invoice processing accuracy.
• Build relationships to improve invoice receipt and educate on correct submissions.
• Work with teams to prevent invoice errors and improve tax accuracy.
• Meet goals, engage in development conversations, and stay current with processes.
• Support onboarding, share knowledge, and contribute to team performance.

Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)...

• Significant experience working within an Accounts Payable team with a good understanding of accounting principles
• Experience with accounting software (e.g. Oracle, SAP) and proficiency in Excel
• Experience of working with Finance ERPs (Oracle Fusion an advantage) and AP workflow automation tools
• Proficiency in Optical Character Recognition systems (IDR, Kofax)
• High attention to detail and accuracy in processing invoices

Other things we're looking for (key criteria)...

• Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Can demonstrate a significant understanding of the Account Payable process
• Can demonstrate a strong competency of problem solving with a continuous improvement mindset
• Has a basic understanding of tax reporting
• Familiarity with tax reporting requirements related to suppliers
• Can demonstrate the ability to adapt as required and meet stretched targets
• Knowledge of multi-currency transactions (for international vendors)
• Experience of working in a shared service centre preferred

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We'd encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.