Accounts Payable Senior Finance Officer Job at Gosforth, Cumbria Full Time

You’ll play a vital role in our finance operations, acting as a key connection point between our internal teams and external partners. With a strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, and service excellence, you’ll be responsible for processing a wide range of financial transactions that are critical to the smooth running of our business.

So, why Parkdean Resorts?

Well, besides the one-of-a-kind team culture, stunning locations across the UK, and the chance to work with the UK’s largest holiday park organisation, we can offer:

• You’re never on your own with our Employee Assistance Programme! It comes with a 24/7 confidential helpline for counselling and support – because your wellbeing is our top priority.
• A 50% discount for you and a 25% discount for friends and family when booking your holiday with us.
• A team member discount of 30%, available on everything from fabulous food to delicious drinks and even our fun leisure activities.
• Score awesome discounts! From tasty meal kits like Hello Fresh to your favourite local gyms, we’ve got deals on lots of brands just for you.

We want to be a force for good and caring for our parks, people, and planet is a natural component of the way we do business. We celebrate our people, communities and natural environment, enabling us to enhance the amazing memories we create for many years to come.

What you will be doing…

• Perform Supplier statement reconciliations, including investigation and resolution of variances to ensure the accuracy of our account and to ensure suppliers are paid on time.
• Ensure unallocated cash and debit balances are reviewed and cleared in a timely manner.
• Download direct debits, receipts from the bank, prepare and post supplier payments, accurately in a timely manner.
• Support with managing supplier cash flow, updating payment schedules and produce a weekly payment forecast
• Responsible for the petty cash on a weekly basis ensuring all parks have submitted claims, reconciliations and reports produced and variances solved
• Support with employee expense queries, managing employee credit cards and reconcile accounts in line with company card statements
• Preparation of the weekly supplier and employee payment runs
• Review outstanding orders to ensure the accuracy of the accounts by consulting with parks and central departments
• Work as a team to deliver departmental Key Performance Indicators and targets as well as produce a weekly P2P KPI.
• Some of the skills and experience we are looking for:
• Accounts Payable experience is essential
• Highly numerate and analytical with excellent attention to detail
• Experience of working to strict financial controls and deadlines
• Strong IT skills (Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams etc)
• Enthusiastic about and committed to high quality and 1st class customer service
• Strong planning, time management and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in a trustworthy and confidential capacity
• Self-motivated with a positive, proactive, can-do attitude

Whatever you do, please don’t filter yourself out! We are often flexible when considering an applicant’s skills and experience for a role. So, don’t be put off if you don’t tick all the boxes.

Are we the right fit for you?

At Parkdean Resorts, every park is a place to start something great; a place where you can develop your skills, take on new challenges, and thrive alongside a team that supports you every step of the way. Our parks create meaningful memories for our guests and know that great service is more than a smile – it’s understanding the value of every moment. Because it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. Join a team that puts heart into every holiday. Be the Heart of the Park.

Parkdean Resorts takes safeguarding seriously therefore background checks including DBS (or equivalent) will be carried out if appropriate. We want to do all we can to create an environment and recruitment process where people feel safe and comfortable to talk about disability. For any reasonable adjustment requests as part of the recruitment and assessment process, please contact Roisin at