Payables Officer

East Suffolk Council

• Address:
  East Suffolk House, Melton, Woodbridge IP12 1RT
  or Riverside, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0EQ
• Salary: £28,598 - £31,022 (Band
  4)
• Hours:
  
  18.5 hours per week
• Contract:
  
  2-year fixed term contract

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's finance team as a Payables Officer.

We are seeking a part-time (18.5 hours per week) Payables Officer to join our finance team. The role supports our Senior Payables Officer in the day-to-day operation and administration of the payment functions, ensuring timely payments and compliance with statutory, contractual and audit requirements.

• Setting up new vendors and updating new vendor records
• Maintaining the vendor database with accurate and up to date information
• Processing invoices, credit notes, grant payments, precepts, CIL payments, refund and other adhoc payments requests received, completing final checks and posting to ledger
• Processing monthly credit card statement transactions, ensuring documentation is correct and accurately recorded
• Reconciliation work across various statements
• Dealing with purchase invoice and order queries

Previous accounts payable experience is essential, experience of transactional services and processing through the payment as well as a good working knowledge of VAT. Basic knowledge of CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) and experience of working within and operational Finance team would be very beneficial.

Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy is required as well as being able to work independently and as part of a team.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don't meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (You Tube).

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).

The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Marie McKissock by emailing marie.

12 noon, Thursday 12 March 2026.

w/c 23 March 2026.

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification Payables Officer Job Description

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the

How to Apply

section of our Career Site (URL).

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people's lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.

To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council and to hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work, take a look at our video.