Job Description

Are you experienced in Accounts Payable and looking for a role where you can make a real impact in a supportive, global organisation?

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join our Finance team in Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire. This is a hands-on role where you’ll play a key part in ensuring supplier invoices, expenses and payments are processed accurately and on time, while working closely with colleagues across the business.

What We Offer:

• Hybrid working: A mix of working from home and from our Long Hanborough office

• Comprehensive benefits package: Including health cover, income protection, company sick pay and death‑in‑service benefit

• Wellbeing support: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and an annual paid Mental Wellness Day

• Volunteering time: Paid time off to support causes that are important to you

• Global exposure: Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across Europe and Africa

Including, but not limited to:

• Process supplier invoices, including accurate coding and matching to purchase orders

• Manage the accounts payable shared inbox and respond to supplier and internal queries

• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate outstanding balances or discrepancies

• Support the preparation and processing of regular payment runs

• Review and process employee expense claims in line with company policy

• Liaise with internal departments to resolve invoice, PO and payment‑related queries

• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date accounts payable records and supporting documentation

• Support month‑end accounts payable activities, including reconciliations and reporting

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures

Carry out general finance administration and ad hoc tasks as required

• Previous experience in an Accounts Payable or transactional finance role
• Experience processing invoices and managing supplier queries
• Good attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Clear and professional communication skills
• Confident user of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
• Experience using finance or ERP systems (e.g. Oracle) is advantageous
• Experience working with multiple entities or international suppliers is beneficial

Our Culture:

At NSF, our mission is to improve human and planet health. Our culture is rooted in four central values:

• Do the Right Thing,
• Treat People Well
• Relentlessly Pursue Excellence
• We are one NSF.

These principles drive everything we do - from client service to internal collaboration.

Apply now and send us your CV and cover letter. Come join our team, we look forward to hearing from you!

#LI-JW1

With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.

One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.

Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org.

NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency will become the sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.