Job Description

Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?

6month FTC

About the Team

The Accounts Payable team is responsible for the process to pay function for Softcat, a FTSE 250 IT Reseller where culture and people are key to success. The team currently consists of 23 team members and covers our UK ledger as well as our growing multinational branch ledgers (including the US, Singapore, Australia, Ireland, Hong Kong and the Netherlands). The team are all based in our head office in Marlow, together with the other business support functions. It is the team's responsibility to ensure all trade and non-trade suppliers are paid within agreed terms and processed and posted in an efficient way to support the business.

Success. The Softcat Way.

There's a uniqueness to Softcat - what we do, how we do it and why we do it. That's because we help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. We give everyone the chance to step up and show how much they can achieve. We succeed when all our people succeed.

Your Role

You will be a key member of the Accounts Payable Team within the Finance Department. The Accounts Payable Team are responsible for making payments owed by the company to suppliers and other creditors.



The team builds strong relationships with our suppliers and works closely with the wider business to achieve individual and team focused targets.

What you'll be doing

Build and sustain strong relationships with our suppliers. Proactively collaborating with business operations departments within Softcat. Invoice Processing - Regularly review and process all invoices that are received into the business. Monitor own Approvals and Queries. Reconciliation of Statements - Identifying queries/invoices/payments and seeing through to a resolution. Independent working towards a clear ledger - regular catch up with suppliers on Phone/Email. Accountability for the integrity of own ledger and providing updates to management when required. Raising Customer Services Cases- to apply credit notes to our ledger and help our customer service team credit back our customers where necessary. Updating internal systems with thorough notes regarding invoices with price variances or queries, to get these invoices paid as soon as possible. Assist with company audit where applicable - providing copy invoices, statements or payments trail. Consistently achieving individual monthly targets on weekly reporting's supporting on KPIS set out by our management team. Being in control with Payments - Ensure payments and restricted templates are created and submitted as requested through NetSuite and HSBC Bank.

What we need from you

Strong organisational skills and attention to detail Ability to multitask and work well under pressure Effective communication skills, with the ability to develop and maintain relationships with different personalities across the business. Proven ability to problem solve with an understanding of when to manage a query independently and when to escalate further Demonstrates an ability to work effectively as part of a team Demonstrates a passion for accounts payable and finance Using Initiative to resolve and investigate queries

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:


Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

Join us

To become part of the success story, please apply now.



If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.



You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/