Senior Accounts Payable Administrator
Are you a detail-driven finance professional with a passion for process, problem-solving, and people? OCU Group is looking for a Senior Accounts Payable Administrator to step into a high-impact role..
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Senior Accounts Payable Administrator
Stockport (Office-Based)
Competitive Salary
Be part of something bigger. Shape the future of utilities at OCU Group.
Are you a detail-driven finance professional with a passion for process, problem-solving, and people? OCU Group is looking for a Senior Accounts Payable Administrator to step into a high-impact role supporting our AP Manager and leading from the front.
In this role, you'll oversee daily AP operations, guide a small team, and take ownership of complex queries, reconciliations, and reporting — all while helping us transform how we deliver financial excellence across a growing group.
What you’ll be doing:
- Oversee day-to-day AP activity — invoice processing, PO matching, and supplier statement recs.
- Review and authorise payment runs, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Be the go-to expert for complex queries and escalations.
- Mentor and support AP team members — helping them grow with you.
- Strengthen supplier relationships and improve internal collaboration.
- Lead month-end duties — accruals, reconciliations, and audit prep.
- Drive continuous improvement in controls, processes, and systems (D365 F&O is our platform of choice).
What you’ll bring:
- Solid AP experience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Strong Excel skills and working knowledge of accounting systems (D365 F&O experience highly desirable).
- A sharp eye for detail and a process-improvement mindset.
- Confidence in supporting, coaching, and mentoring peers.
- Experience owning the full purchase-to-pay (P2P) lifecycle.
- A proactive, solutions-focused attitude with a desire to innovate and improve.
Why OCU Group?
We're one of the UK's fastest-growing energy & utilities contractors, leading the charge in energy transition. Backed by private equity and driven by purpose, we’re on a mission to build a £3bn business — and finance is at the heart of that journey.
Join a company that:
✅ Values people-led growth
✅ Invests in innovation and sustainability
✅ Has a bold vision for the future
Ready to lead the AP function and make your mark?
Apply now and let’s build something incredible together.
- Division
- OCU Utilities
- 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’.
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