Accounts Payable Coordinator (Job Number: 25000725)
Finance
Grade 5: - £26,942 - £31,637 per annum
Open-Ended/Permanent - Full Time
Contracted Hours per Week: 35
Closing Date: 25-Jun-2025, 5:59:00 PM
Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement: Not Applicable.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DEMONSTRATE WHEN YOU APPLY/PERSON SPECIFICATION

When you apply it is important that you let us know what skills/experience you have from a similar role and/or what skills/experience you have which would make you right for this role. Further information about the role and responsibilities is at the end of this job description. Where a criteria has an asterisk* next to it, it may be given additional weighting when your application is considered.
Your application should cover the following criteria:

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

1. Five GCSE’s at least Grade C or level four (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics or a Post-16 qualification or equivalent experience.
2. Experience of working in a busy office environment delivering front line administrative services to a high standard.
3. Experience of managing time to meet deadlines and working under pressure without compromising on quality.
4. Experience of providing advice and guidance to a range of customers and colleagues.
5. Experience of supervising a team.

SKILLS/ABILITIES/KNOWLEDGE

1. Excellent spoken and written communication skills including the ability to develop effective working relationships, both internally and externally.
2. Strong digital competence across a range of digital devices and apps including digital communication tools, Microsoft 365 applications, business systems.
3. Ability to solve problems yourself and as part of a team and resolve issues, plan solutions and make pragmatic decisions.
4. Committed to continuing professional development.
5. Ability to participate in networks to share and discuss good practice and exchange information.

THE ROLE AND THE DEPARTMENT

Financial Services represents the larger part of the Finance Department and includes all the processing and compliance functions including eg payroll, accounts payable, student services, credit control and compliance.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Team Leader Finance, this is a business facing function supporting the organisations a whole and at all levels with respect to managing the payments to students and suppliers for goods and services:

• Assist with the processing of student stipend payments
• Assist with the processing of supplier invoices
• Compiling Standard Operating Principles
• Responsible for the compilation of financial data and processing adjustments as required
• Deal with queries
• Management of a team with the Accounts Payable function
• Any other duties as required in the context of Transactional Accounting services team

Work efficiently and effectively as part of the Accounts Payable team to provide a high quality service.
The Accounts Payable coordinator will manage the workload for a small sub-function team within the accounts payable section, with assistance from the the Accounts Payable Team Leader Finance.
From early 2025 the base location for this role will change from our Durham City Centre site to our exciting new professional services hub based at Boldon House. Boldon House is situated on the outskirts of Durham near the Arnison Centre in Pity Me. Boldon House will bring a number of professional services teams together in a vibrant office environment which supports collaborative working and is designed to embrace hybrid working. To find out more about this project, please visit this webpage: Boldon House – Durham University.