Senior Accounts Payable Assistant

Behind every successful organisation is a finance team that keeps everything running smoothly.

At BRE, accuracy, integrity, and efficiency are fundamental to how we operate. We are looking for a Senior Accounts Payable Assistant to play a key role in ensuring supplier payments, expenses, and financial transactions are processed accurately and on time.

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative Finance team where attention to detail, strong systems knowledge, and a proactive approach directly support business performance and cash flow management across the organisation.

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BRE aims to be the world’s leading innovation, science and data hub for the built environment. For more than a century, we have provided government and industry with cutting-edge research and testing. Join us to help deliver products, advice, services, standards and qualifications used around the globe to make buildings better for people and the environment. Through science-led solutions to urgent challenges, we will build a thriving and sustainable world.

Your role at BRE

The Senior Accounts Payable Assistant supports the effective operation of the Finance function within BRE, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices, payments, and expenses while maintaining compliance with financial policies and regulations.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Manage the accounts payable inbox and act as the central point for supplier invoice and payment queries

• Process supplier invoices and credit notes accurately, ensuring correct coding and adherence to agreed terms

• Match invoices to purchase orders and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner

• Prepare and process payment runs within agreed timeframes and authorisation limits

• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate and resolve outstanding items

• Process employee expenses in line with company policy

• Complete company credit card reconciliations

• Allocate cash within financial systems, including Dynamics 365 and Agresso

• Ensure accurate VAT coding and compliance with relevant financial regulations

• Support month-end processes and assist with audit preparation and documentation

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy within accounts payable processes

What we are looking for

• Proven experience in accounts payable

• Strong working knowledge of Accounts Payable modules within Dynamics 365

• AAT qualification

• Solid understanding of VAT and relevant regulatory requirements within accounts payable

• Experience preparing payment runs and reconciling supplier statements

• Ability to manage invoice matching, query resolution, and discrepancy investigation

• Experience processing employee expenses and company credit card reconciliations

• Strong attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy in financial transactions

• Ability to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines

• Experience supporting month-end processes and audit preparation

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders

• Experience with Agresso, international accounts payable processes, or process automation tools (desirable)

• Commitment to accuracy, integrity, and continuous improvement within finance operations at

  BRE

BRE Benefits

At BRE, we offer a competitive salary, reviewed annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial security, well-being, and career development.

Financial & Security Benefits

• Pension scheme – 5% employer-matched contribution

• Life assurance – 4x your basic salary

• Enhanced maternity package

Health & Wellbeing

• HealthPartners cashback scheme – Reclaim costs on prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care, and more

• Onsite facilities – Restaurant, nursery, and free parking, including at-cost EV charging points

Career Development

• Learning & development – Free access to BRE Academy and our online learning platform

• Professional membership reimbursement

For full details on our benefits, visit: BRE Employee Benefits

Work Location Options

Hybrid – This role offers a mix of home and office working. You will need to be within commuting distance of our Watford office, as you will be expected to attend in person (3 times per week during the initial 2 week training period. After training there will be flexibility to work from home 5 days per week).

Our Recruitment Process

Closing date 09/03/26

If successful in the first stage, you will be invited to a virtual or in-person second-stage interview.

Note to Employment Agencies

At BRE, we value the relationships we have built with our preferred recruitment partners. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from employment agencies. Any CVs submitted directly to a BRE employee or hiring manager without a signed BRE Employment Agency Agreement and an active engagement for the specific role will be considered unsolicited. In such cases, no fees will be payable should the candidate be hired through this or any other means.

Equal Opportunities Statement

BRE is an equal opportunities employer. We assess all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.

• Department
• Finance
• Locations
• Watford
• Remote status
• Hybrid
• Yearly salary
• £31,000 - £33,000

About BRE

BRE contributes to a thriving and sustainable world by developing science-led solutions to built environment challenges. Our vision is to be the world-leading innovation, science, and data hub for the built environment. We’re ambitious in terms of quality and global scope. We want governments and commercial markets to recognise us and demand our services, products and solutions. We want to be world-class, innovative, science-led and provide solutions.

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