Experienced Senior Accounts Payable Administrator

Job Title: Experienced Senior Accounts Payable Administrator (Part-Time)

Location: Hamble, Southampton

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: Part-Time, up to 25 hours per week

Reports To: Financial Controller

Salary: [Competitive / Pro-rata]

About Ancasta International Boat Sales:

With a network of 22 offices, Ancasta is the largest boat sales network in Europe. The Ancasta network offers on average well over 600 used boats for sale, as well as new boats from Beneteau Yachts, Beneteau Power, Prestige Motoryachts, Lagoon Catamarans, Bluegame Yachts, CNB Yacht builders and McConaghy Multihulls. Our separate Business, Sanlorenzo Yachts UK are dealers for the Sanlorenzo brand, sales and aftersales activity. We have Aftersales and Commissioning departments offering a personal tailored service to deal with the specifics and requirements of clients looking to buy in this market.

Our Finance team is a small, but highly dedicated group of people who work across the Ancasta Group of Companies. A new opportunity has arisen for somebody to join our team to help us strengthen our capabilities.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Experienced Accounts Payable (AP) to join our finance team on a part-time basis (20–25 hours per week). This role is ideal for someone with solid AP experience who has supervisory skills and who is looking for flexibility while playing a key role in maintaining accurate, efficient financial operations.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong technical and people knowledge, attention to detail, and a problem-solving mindset. In addition to supervising one full time AP you'll be hands-on, responsible for end-to-end accounts payable tasks including: processing employee expenses, managing supplier accounts, and supporting key finance activities.

We are not a hierarchal business and while supervising one person will form part of the role, we operate a 'supportive' leadership style within the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accurately process supplier invoices, ensuring correct coding, approvals, and compliance with company policies.
• Reconcile supplier statements and proactively investigate discrepancies or missing invoices.
• Prepare and process weekly and monthly payment runs (BACS, CHAPS, international), ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Review, verify, and process employee expense claims in line with company policies, ensuring receipts, coding, and approvals are in place.
• Respond to supplier and employee queries promptly and professionally, resolving issues efficiently.
• Maintain and update supplier and employee records, including bank details and tax information, with a focus on accuracy and fraud prevention.
• Support month-end close activities such as accruals, account reconciliations, and reporting.
• Identify areas for process improvement and work with the wider finance team to implement more efficient workflows.
• Ensure all AP processes comply with internal controls, VAT regulations, and audit requirements.

Candidate Profile:

• 3–5+ years of experience in an accounts payable role with exposure to high-volume processing.
• Solid understanding of AP principles, VAT treatment, and expense claim processes.
• Proficient in finance/ERP systems. Experience of Netsuite is an advantage.
• Experience with employee expense management systems (e.g. Concur, Expensify) is advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail, with a proactive and organised approach to workload.
• Able to investigate and resolve issues independently and confidently communicate with stakeholders.
• A team player who can manage responsibilities autonomously within a part-time schedule.

Desirable:

• Experience working in a multi-entity or international business
• Exposure to finance transformation or automation projects

What We Offer:

• Flexible part-time working hours (20–25 hours per week)
• A competitive salary, pension scheme and an opportunity to join an excellent medical scheme.
• Supportive team environment with opportunities to contribute to improvement projects
• Competitive salary (pro-rata) and benefits package
• A chance to work in a fast-paced, professional finance function where your input matters

How to Apply:

Please send your CV and a brief cover note outlining your relevant experience, availability, and interest in part-time working to Lee Newell at

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: Up to £35,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 20 – 25 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person