Finance Payments Officer (12 Month FTC)

One YMCA is looking to recruit an experienced and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Officer to join our Finance Team on a maternity cover basis. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong accounts payable experience to work within a busy and supportive environment contributing to the effective delivery of financial services across the organisation.

The successful candidate will play a key role in processing supplier invoices employee expenses and credit card claims using SAP and SAP Concur while helping to manage the Finance mailbox alongside other team members. Accuracy organisation and the ability to work effectively within a high-volume finance environment are essential for this role.

Key Responsibilities
Process high volumes of purchase invoices accurately and efficiently using SAP.
Process staff expenses and credit card claims via SAP Concur.
Monitor and manage the Finance mailbox responding to queries in a timely and professional manner.
Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice discrepancies.
Support month-end and year-end finance processes including audit preparation.
Ensure compliance with financial procedures controls and policies.
Liaise professionally with internal stakeholders suppliers and auditors where required.

We are looking for someone who has:
A minimum of three years experience working within a finance or accounts payable function.
Experience using computerised finance systems; SAP and SAP Concur experience would be highly advantageous.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of financial data.
Excellent reconciliation skills and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Strong analytical organisational and problem-solving abilities.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-focused approach.
The ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines within a busy environment.
Experience within a high-volume or complex organisation is desirable but not essential.
A commitment to equality diversity continuous improvement and professional conduct.

Working Arrangements: This is a hybrid role based in Hatfield with the expectation of working onsite two days per week and remotely for the remainder of the week.

Why Join One YMCA

At One YMCA we are committed to creating supportive communities where everyone can belong contribute and thrive. We value collaboration integrity inclusion and continuous improvement and we are proud to make a positive difference to the lives of people across the communities we serve.

The successful candidate will be expected to uphold and work in accordance with the Christian ethos and values of the YMCA.



Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and can only accept applications from individuals who already have the right to work in the UK.

As some roles involve working with vulnerable people a Basic or Enhanced DBS check may be required following a conditional job offer.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. If you have applied for a similar role within the last 6 months and were unsuccessful please consider whether your experience has significantly developed before reapplying.

One YMCA is committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know in advance if you require any adjustments to support your application.

We are an inclusive organisation that promotes equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse workforce with a wide range of skills experiences and abilities.

This is a Full Time role.
Hours per week: 37.5
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday / 9-5

One YMCA and its subsidiaries the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. We are over half way through an exciting new strategy launched in the first hour of the new decade via email where all staff and volunteers were invited to put themselves forward to apply and attend an intensive three-day Kickstarter Event.

By the end of these three days there was a brilliantly multi-faceted set of themes and ideas which formed the starting point for the rest of the Mission 25 process to build on. The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do more and better together so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts Beds and Bucks that reach over 135000 individuals annually.

These include:

• Provision of over 700 units of accommodation for homeless people
• Move on accommodation for individuals moving onto independent living
• Housing and practical/emotional support for young asylum seekers
• Community HUBs hosting a range of activities and meeting space hire
• Childcare provision in Hertfordshire
• Family support through a network of childrens and family centres covering Hertfordshire and Bedford
• Therapeutic and non-therapeutic support for male and female victims of domestic abuse and their children
• Independent sexual violence services across Bedfordshire Luton and Hertfordshire
• Domestic abuse perpetrator reform programmes across Bedfordshire
• Youth services offering emotional wellbeing support and youth club opportunities for 11-19 year olds alongside our National Airplay programme funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund
• A community gym where everyone can enjoy the benefits of physical exercise Our values remain at the forefront of how we operate as a charity and it is important to us that all staff and volunteers can fully buy in to our ethos.