Accounts Payable Team Member

Job Description:

Accounts Payable Team Member

Permanent

Bupa Place (Salford Quays, M50 3SP)

Hybrid working (2 days in the office)

Full time 37.5 hours

Salary from £26,400 per annum DOE

We make health happen

At Bupa, our purpose is clear: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We’re a health insurer and provider with no shareholders, so our customers always come first.

As an Accounts Payable Team Member, you’ll be part of our BGUK Finance Operations team, helping to ensure our suppliers are paid accurately and on time. You’ll play a key role in maintaining strong financial controls, supporting business areas, and identifying opportunities for improvement. It’s a role that combines precision, problem-solving, and collaboration – all essential to making health happen behind the scenes.

How you’ll help us make health happen

In this role, you’ll:

• Process supplier invoices received from various sources ensuring that they are accurately, efficiently, and promptly entered onto the system
• Ensure all new and updated supplier maintenance follows the agreed governance procedure
• Ensure suppliers are paid in accordance with their contractual terms and Bupa’s guidelines to improve PPR
• Proactively identify areas for potential savings and create and fulfil ways of bringing about actions to realise these savings through varied methods
• The team member will verify the legality of requests received and challenge documentation that does not comply to Bupa policy• To drive and assist with process and system enhancements and projects taking a lean approach at all times
• To perform daily audit reports to minimise risk and maintain robust controls
• Communicate effectively with all key stakeholders, creating a strong supporting relationship with all business areas to promote best business practice.
• Identify areas of the business that are having problems with any aspect of the e-Purchasing system or associated processes (e.g. receipting) and support and advise them to mitigate these problems and ensure that there is no operational impact
• Manage own workload to a consistently high standard and work collaboratively with wider team

Key skills/Qualifications required

We’re looking for someone who’s detail-oriented, proactive, and passionate about delivering great service.

• Experience within an accounts payable role is required
• Strong numerical skills and the ability to analyse data from multiple sources
• A meticulous approach and attention to detail
• Ability to adapt to change and work under pressure
• A can-do attitude and desire to improve processes and customer service
• Confidence in communicating with stakeholders at all levels
• High energy and enthusiasm
• A professional telephone manner and strong customer service ethic
• Advanced PC skills

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday per year
• Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing
• Access to our confidential employee assistance programme
• Workplace pension
• Online discounts covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and more.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format please email: careers@bupa.com

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Finance & Accounting

Locations:

Bupa Place

About Us

Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.