Accounts Payable Administrator
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Are you an Accounts Payable Administrator looking to expand your career within a Utilities setting?
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team in the centre of Stockport.
The Accounts Payable Administrator will play a crucial role in ensuring the accurate and efficient processing of invoices and payments. The ideal candidate will possess strong numerical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
The ideal candidate will possess strong attention to detail, a thorough understanding of accounts payable processes and demonstrate reliability, flexibility, initiative and role model behaviours in the team.
Responsibilities:
- Processing
- Queries
- Payments and ledger management
- Reconciliation
- People, practice and Relationship
Skills and Experience:
- Strong understanding of Accounts Payable processes and procedures, with proficiency in using accounting software (strong preference for Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O) and Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
- Strong problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to identify issues, propose solutions, and drive process improvements.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills., with the ability to interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment, with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.
- Possess in-depth knowledge of Accounts Payable processes with a comprehensive understanding of the Purchase to Pay (P2P) cycle.
- Willingness to adapt to change and embrace new technologies & processes to enhance productivity and performance.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial information with discretion.
- A proactive attitude and willingness to learn and take on new responsibilities.
- AAT qualification or working towards a relevant qualification would be advantageous.
Company Information:
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.
- Division
- OCU Utility Services
- Locations
- Stockport
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Employment Status
- PAYE/Staff

Stockport
Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
Accounts Payable Administrator
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