Accounts Payable Assistant

Business Area: Finance and Accounting

Contract Type: 6 month Fixed Term, Full Time

Salary: £25,000-£28,000

Workplace: ITV Manchester, Media City + Hybrid - expectation is 2-3 days in the office.

Closing Date: 25th August 2025

The team…

In Group Finance, we support teams across the whole of ITV, helping them build content and products that millions of people interact with every single day. When you join us, you enter a fun working environment with opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact’s felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.

ITV is restructuring its Third Party Payments team, shifting towards a compliance-focused approach to inspire change, ensure policy adherence, and optimise workflow efficiency.

The role…

Our lively PTP team currently has a vacancy to recruit an Accounts Payable Processing Assistant on a 6 month fixed term contract. Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, you will be responsible for handling the company’s payment obligations to suppliers by ensuring the accurate and timely input of invoices. Exception handling of invoices with a special focus on date-sensitive entries (e.g. invoice dates, due dates, payment dates and values). This role ensures that all payable transactions are recorded accurately and that key deadlines are met for payment processing.

Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Verify and input invoice details, ensuring compliance with policies.
• Resolve automation failures and process invoices on time for payments.
• Collaborate on optimizing Accounts Payable processes and supervise team critical metrics.
• Identify trends and improve invoice processing accuracy.
• Establish relationships to improve invoice receipt and educate on accurate submissions.
• Work with teams to prevent invoice errors and improve tax accuracy.
• Meet goals, engage in development conversations, and stay current with processes.
• Support onboarding, share knowledge, and chip in to team performance.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)...

• Significant experience working within an Accounts Payable team with a good understanding of accounting principles
• Experience with accounting software (e.g. Oracle, SAP) and proficiency in Excel
• Experience of working with Finance ERPs (Oracle Fusion an advantage) and AP workflow automation tools
• Proficiency in Optical Character Recognition systems (IDR, Kofax)
• High attention to detail and accuracy in processing invoices
• Ability to handle time efficiently and meet deadlines

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)...

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Can demonstrate a significant understanding of the Account Payable process
• Can demonstrate a strong competency of problem solving with a continuous improvement mentality
• Has a basic understanding of tax reporting
• Familiarity with tax reporting requirements related to suppliers
• Can demonstrate the ability to adapt as required and meet stretched targets
• Knowledge of multi-currency transactions (for international vendors)
• Experience of working in a shared service centre preferred

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.