Accounts Payable Assistant (FTC)
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,000 to £34,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | Canary Wharf, London, Canary Wharf |
| Company: | Nest Corporation |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 58837630 |
Summary
Role Overview
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Assistant which is being offered on a 6 month Fixed Term Contract basis to ensure continuity of key responsibilities during a defined period of organisational change.
The Accounts Payable Assistant will play a key role in supporting our team during this important period helping us with invoice processing, working through any blocked, parked or unresolved items. You will work in a team of 3 alongside the Accounts Payable Manager and another Accounts Payable Assistant driving the business forward.
As an Accounts Payable Assistant you will be responsible for :
- Ensuring invoices received for payment are logged, approved and checked for accuracy and compliancy.
- Facilitating payment of invoices in line with payment terms and internal key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Ensuring all documentation relating to the tasks this role is accountable for is up to date and is made available to key personnel and audit when required.
The minimum criteria for this role are:
- Must have proven experience and detailed knowledge of the Accounts Payable function
- Must be able to demonstrate a strong sense of accountability
- Possess well developed analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy
- Must have strong computer skills, especially the ability to use Microsoft Excel and accounting systems
Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.
Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.
Flexible and agile working
Everyone's personal situation is different.
To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):
- hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
- reduce or vary working hours
- reduce or vary the days worked
- work compressed hours
- job share
Click here to see the benefits we offer at Nest.
For more information about our recruitment process click here
Directorate/Department Overview
The Finance and Strategic Sourcing Directorate, led by the Chief Financial Officer and their leadership team, is made up of three distinct teams:
- Finance
- Commercial Management
- Procurement
It is an exciting time to join the Finance function as the CFO is looking to make a significant amount of change and enhancement in each of the areas but also looking for synergies and alignment across the Directorate.
Organisational Overview
Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.
Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio economic background.
We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, please declare that you’re applying through the scheme.
We aim to offer an interview to those applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and best meet the minimum criteria. However, there may be some circumstances where this is not possible due to the volume of applications.
Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.
If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact careers@nestcorporation.org.uk.
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Assistant which is being offered on a 6 month Fixed Term Contract basis to ensure continuity of key responsibilities during a defined period of organisational change.
The Accounts Payable Assistant will play a key role in supporting our team during this important period helping us with invoice processing, working through any blocked, parked or unresolved items. You will work in a team of 3 alongside the Accounts Payable Manager and another Accounts Payable Assistant driving the business forward.
As an Accounts Payable Assistant you will be responsible for :
- Ensuring invoices received for payment are logged, approved and checked for accuracy and compliancy.
- Facilitating payment of invoices in line with payment terms and internal key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Ensuring all documentation relating to the tasks this role is accountable for is up to date and is made available to key personnel and audit when required.
The minimum criteria for this role are:
- Must have proven experience and detailed knowledge of the Accounts Payable function
- Must be able to demonstrate a strong sense of accountability
- Possess well developed analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy
- Must have strong computer skills, especially the ability to use Microsoft Excel and accounting systems
Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.
Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.
Flexible and agile working
Everyone's personal situation is different.
To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):
- hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
- reduce or vary working hours
- reduce or vary the days worked
- work compressed hours
- job share
Click here to see the benefits we offer at Nest.
For more information about our recruitment process click here
Directorate/Department Overview
The Finance and Strategic Sourcing Directorate, led by the Chief Financial Officer and their leadership team, is made up of three distinct teams:
- Finance
- Commercial Management
- Procurement
It is an exciting time to join the Finance function as the CFO is looking to make a significant amount of change and enhancement in each of the areas but also looking for synergies and alignment across the Directorate.
Organisational Overview
Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.
Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio economic background.
We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, please declare that you’re applying through the scheme.
We aim to offer an interview to those applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and best meet the minimum criteria. However, there may be some circumstances where this is not possible due to the volume of applications.
Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.
If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact careers@nestcorporation.org.uk.
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.