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About the Role

The Accounts Payable Specialist will manage the end-to-end accounts payable cycle, ensuring invoices, expenses, and payments are processed accurately, approved appropriately, and recorded in line with company policies and accounting requirements. This role supports month-end activities, maintains financial controls, and contributes to the smooth operation of the finance function.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Accounts Payable process across all entities, ensuring invoices are accurately recorded, approved and paid in line with company policies and payment terms.
• Manage the finance inbox, ensuring supplier invoices, queries and requests are dealt with promptly and escalated where required.
• Review, code and post supplier invoices, ensuring correct accounting treatment, VAT compliance and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate and monitor the invoice approval workflow, proactively resolving approval delays, coding issues and processing errors.
• Prepare and execute supplier payment runs, ensuring payments are made accurately and on a timely basis.
• Allocate and reconcile supplier payments, maintaining an accurate and up-to-date Accounts Payable ledger.
• Perform regular reviews of the AP ledger to identify and resolve aged items, duplicate postings, unapplied payments and other discrepancies, ensuring a clean and well-maintained ledger.
• Act as the primary point of contact for supplier queries and maintain positive relationships with vendors.
• Review and process employee expense claims through Concur, ensuring compliance with company policy, accurate coding and appropriate supporting documentation.
• Manage the company credit card process, including monitoring spend, reviewing coding and ensuring all transactions are appropriately recorded.
• Prepare and maintain month-end accruals for unprocessed corporate card transactions and other AP-related costs.
• Identify opportunities to improve AP processes, controls and system efficiencies.
• Support the month-end close process, including preparation of AP-related reconciliations, accruals and reporting.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Provide support for audits by maintaining accurate records and supplying requested documentation.
• Assist with ad-hoc finance projects, analysis and operational support as required.
• Support wider finance team activities, including fixed assets, intercompany transactions and other accounting processes where required.

Requirements

• Previous experience in an Accounts Payable or finance role with responsibility for end-to-end AP processing.
• Experience using expense management systems and ERP/accounting systems.
• Strong understanding of invoice processing, supplier payments, expense management and ledger reconciliations.
• Good understanding of VAT requirements and accounting controls.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships with suppliers and stakeholders across the business.
• Proactive, self-motivated and focused on continuous improvement.

Skills

• NetSuite
• Concur

Location

• London

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Entry Level
• Mid Level

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package including base salary and incentive plan
• Benefits allowance

About the Company

• Since 1903, Gordon Brothers has helped companies unlock the potential of their assets.
• Our solutions-oriented approach combined with over 120 years of industry knowledge enables clients to get the most value from their assets with tailored solutions across asset services, asset lending and financing, and asset trading.
• Leveraging our deep expertise in retail, industrial, brands and real estate, we work closely with clients globally to determine the value of, lend against, or buy and sell their assets to help them achieve their business goals.
• At Gordon Brothers, we foster a culture of collaboration and creativity to find unique and innovative solutions for our clients.
• We take pride in fostering an engaging, inclusive culture and encouraging employees to bring new ideas to the table, develop their skills, and build dynamic and fulfilling careers.
• Founded in 1903 and headquartered in Boston, Gordon Brothers is a global advisory, restructuring, investment and asset services firm specialising in helping businesses maximise asset value and navigate complex change.
• Operating across more than 50 countries, the firm provides integrated solutions spanning valuations, asset lending and financing, restructuring, trading and investment advisory services to corporate clients, lenders, private equity sponsors and restructuring professionals.
• With deep expertise across retail, commercial & industrial, real estate and consumer sectors, Gordon Brothers combines operational, financial and asset intelligence to deliver tailored solutions across the business lifecycle.
• Gordon Brothers International covers all of the Group’s operations outside of North America and has over 300 professionals across the EMEA & APAC regions.

Equal Opportunity

• Gordon Brothers is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.
• It is the policy of Gordon Brothers to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws.
• This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.
• Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.
• In compliance with the Equality Act 2010, please contact the Human Resources department if you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation with any part the application process.
• Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• We pride ourselves on the skill, talent, and character of our people—and are always looking for bright, driven professionals to join our team.
• Interested candidates can view our openings below and submit an application for consideration.
• To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resources.