Accounts Payable Assistant

With offices in the UK, USA and South Africa, we are a growing Travel Management Company specialising in the charity, academic and not-for-profit sectors, and we are proud and passionate about what we do.


We are currently looking for an Accounts Payable Assistant to work as part of our Accounts Payable team, reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager. Key responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Reconcile supplier statements for major airlines and hotel groups, managing the timely and accurate payment of these suppliers

• Process employee expenses, while monitoring compliance to company policy

• Credit Card payment reconciliation, resolving queries and resolving differences

• Reconcile bank payments against purchases raised by reservations agents on internal booking system

• Respond to both internal and external queries with an exceptionally high standard of customer service

• Processing supplier invoices on our Sage System ensuring the appropriate approval process is followed, and payments are made in a timely manner.

• Organisational and time management skills

• Good level of verbal and written communication skills

• Accuracy and a strong attention to detail

• Ability to work with high volumes of data

• An excellent working knowledge of Excel

• Professional, conscientious and disciplined approach

• Previous experience working in a finance environment

 In return you will receive:

• Attractive salary up to £28k (dependent on experience) plus annual bonus

• Excellent opportunities for progression in a fast-growing company

• 23.5 days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 24.5 days (after 12 months of service)

• Option to buy or sell annual leave days

• Employee Assistance Program

• Healthcare Cash Plan

• Pension

• Life Assurance

• Season ticket loan

• Discounted staff travel

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Central Manchester offices

• Team nights out

If you are interested in the Accounts Payable Assistant role and meet the criteria above then please g.et in touch. Our working hours are 8.45am - 5.30pm, Monday – Friday. Our office is based in Manchester City Centre, offering the opportunity for a combination of office and home-working

 Welcome to Diversity Travel – We are a successful travel management company for the charity and academic communities. We are passionate about developing our people, creating dynamic partnerships with our customers and providing responsible travel solutions. We invite you to visit our company LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/diversity-travel/ to learn more about us and what we do.

PASSIONATE - We’re driven to help make the world a better place, creating dynamic partnerships with our customers and an environment for our people to thrive.

BOLD - We embrace innovation and challenge the status quo to deliver outstanding results.

MINDFUL - We prioritise sustainability, ethical practices, and responsible travel, ensuring that our service leave a positive and lasting impression.