Accounts Payable Clerk

Would you like to join a leading provider of renewable energy infrastructure and systems?

Our Procurement team is looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk to join their busy team based at our Head Office in Blackburn.

Here at Vital Energi we are a leading provider of renewable energy infrastructure and systems to the public and private sector. We support hospitals, universities, new build developments, towns and cities, as well as industrial and commercial clients to decarbonise their buildings. We work on ground‑breaking projects throughout the UK that really make a difference to achieving our Net Zero targets, and we were recently recognised for this.

• Processing purchase invoices ensuring all delivery notes are received and approvals are in place
• Liaising with internal departments and suppliers to resolve invoice discrepancies and queries
• Maintaining existing account details within Microsoft Dynamics, obtaining and verifying bank details
• Obtaining and reconciling supplier & subcontract statements with top 20 on a monthly basis to ensure accuracy of accounts
• Raising debit or credit notes as and when required
• Logging and coding subcontract invoices in line with company procedures; issuing for authorisation, chasing return and posting once authorised
• Obtaining and verifying subcontractor CIS and Service Provider CIS details; CIS reconciliations and payments
• Processing expenses & credit cards on Concur in line with the expense policy
• Ad‑hoc tasks as required

• GCSE grades 4 or above needed in Maths and English or equivalent
• Ideally AAT Level 3 or 4

• Computer literate – experience of spreadsheet and word processing essential
• At least 3 years accounts experience within a busy finance function
• Experience of working within the construction industry and a working knowledge of CIS rules & regulations
• Experience of using Microsoft Dynamics and Jet Reports would be a distinct advantage
• Numerate

• Salary negotiable DOE
• Contributory company pension scheme
• Non‑contributory death‑in‑service insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Additional holidays awarded in line with length of service
• Option to purchase/sell additional holidays
• On‑site gym/wellbeing centre at our Blackburn Head Office
• Discounted gym membership across the UK
• EV charging points where possible

Applications will be processed within 28 days of receipt. If you have not heard from us within this time period it will mean that your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful.

The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.

Applicants must have the unrestricted and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of employment, without the need for sponsorship. Due to the nature of this role, we are unable to support visa sponsorship or employ individuals with time‑limited permission or conditions attached to their right to work in the UK.

Vital Energi Utilities Ltd is not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. CVs submitted to any Vital Energi Utilities Ltd employee by a third‑party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement will become the sole property of Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral.