Accounts Payable Clerk

Company: Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd
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Location: Stockport
Job Description:

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 35 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition. Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.

We have over 185 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our finance team by recruiting an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to work from our Stockport office in south Manchester.

Please note this is not a remote role, and candidates must have full right to work in the UK to be considered. Thank you

We are looking for:

  • AAT level 3 or 4 accounting qualification.
  • A confident user of Microsoft Office 365 software, particularly Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
  • Experience of Microsoft Dynamics/Business Central would be a plus.
  • Maths and English Language GCSE grades A-C (9-7) or equivalent.
  • Located within 1 hours commute of south Manchester for a primarily office based role.
  • Purchase ledger, some expense management (190 staff) and general administrative support working alongside one other clerk. Ideally you will have purchase ledger VAT, and expenses knowledge. A basic understanding of fixed assets and prepayments is also desirable.
  • Experience of correct coding of invoices to P&L ledger nominals.
  • Proven background in working to month end deadlines. A high attention to detail and financial accuracy.
  • Provide very accurate and timely responses to both team and wider business queries.
  • Work with our bespoke dashboards, providing monthly reporting and coordinating team information.
  • Comfortable working as part of a small, visible, and busy team.
  • Keen to learn to use new software and business tools and potentially progress with further finance qualifications.
  • Confidence in communicating with all stakeholders in the business, including directors and other senior staff.

We offer in return:

  • A competitive salary with discretionary bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
  • Significant training, development, and career growth opportunities
  • Salary sacrifice – electric vehicle car leasing scheme
  • 5% of salary pension contribution
  • Private medical & life assurance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Team and company social events
  • Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!

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Posted: June 1st, 2026