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Hire an Accounts Payable Specialist (UK) — build your finance team

Hire an Accounts Payable Specialist or Assistant Without the Cost of a Full-Time Hire.

We provide the dedicated Accounts Payable specialist UK businesses and accounting firms hire when invoices are piling up, vendors are chasing, and nobody can say what's actually owed. Call the role AP specialist, Accounts Payable assistant or Accounts Payable employer support — it's the same job: not a shared inbox, not a ticket queue, but one dedicated specialist, working in your own software, for less than the cost of a junior hire.

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Tell us the essentials — we'll come back with exactly how we'd fix your AP.

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ISO 9001 & ISO 27001 certified
GDPR compliant, NDA-covered
50+ UK businesses served
Ready to start within 24–48 hrs
Exactly what's covered

Everything we handle in Accounts Payable, spelled out

No vague scope. Here's the full list of what a UK business gets from our Accounts Payable specialist and Accounts Payable assistant support, split into daily operations and the compliance work behind them.

Daily Accounts Payable operations

The recurring work that keeps invoices moving and vendors paid on time.

  • Invoice receipt, data capture & coding
  • 3-way matching against PO and goods received
  • Approval routing and chasing sign-off
  • Payment run preparation and staging
  • Vendor query handling and status updates
  • Duplicate and error detection before payment
  • Expense claim and petty cash processing
  • Supplier statement reconciliations

Compliance, reporting & vendor management

The oversight work that gives your business real visibility and control.

  • VAT and CIS compliance checks on every invoice
  • Aged creditors reporting, reviewed weekly
  • Month-end AP close and sub-ledger reconciliation
  • New supplier onboarding and bank-detail verification
  • Early-payment discount and due-date tracking
  • Bank statement to ledger reconciliation
  • Live cashflow and payables position reporting
  • Escalation handling with your FC, partner or owner
Free for 10 hours

Let's see it working on your real invoices first.

No card, no contract, no pitch deck — just send your invoices over and judge the results yourself.

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Not just for accounting firms

Built for any UK business with invoices to manage

If vendors, invoices and payment runs are part of your week, this role fits — whatever "AP" is called on your org chart. Whether you're an Accounts Payable employer based in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol or anywhere else in the UK, the same outsourced Accounts Payable specialist and Accounts Payable assistant support applies, remotely, in UK business hours.

Accounting & bookkeeping firms
Property & letting agencies
Retail & hospitality groups
Professional services firms
Construction & trades businesses
E-commerce & multi-vendor sellers
The role, spelled out

Everything HR needs to make the call

Read it the way you'd read a job spec — because that's exactly what it is, just outsourced and flexible.

Accounts Payable Specialist

Also fits: AP Specialist, Accounts Assistant, Accounts Payable Assistant, Senior AP Specialist, EMEA Payroll Specialist
Open to hire now
Employment type
Outsourced, hourlyNo PAYE or pension obligations on your side
Hours available
40 / 80 / 160 per monthReviewed monthly against your volume
Location
Remote, UK business hoursReachable like any colleague
Reports to
Your partner, FC or office managerWhoever signs off on payments
Rate
£8–£15 per hourBilled monthly on hours used
Start date
24–48 hours after sign-offAfter a 10-hour free trial
Software
Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, Iris, FreeAgent, Dext, CCH & moreWorks inside what you already use — nothing to migrate
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Got a question about the role?

Not sure this is the right fit yet? Just ask.

Tell us your invoice volume and software — we'll tell you honestly whether 40, 80 or 160 hours makes sense.

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Who you'd actually be hiring

Meet the specialists behind Exuberant Global's AP desk

Every card below is a profile on our books — the experience, tenure and tooling are exactly what you'd get assigned to your account. Ask for a full CV and reference check any time.

EXUBERANT GLOBAL
STAFF ID
Meera K., Senior Accounts Payable Specialist at Exuberant Global
Meera K.
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
6+ years in AP
Core Expertise
3-way matching VAT & CIS Vendor management Xero Sage
200+
Invoice backlog cleared record
18 mos
Zero duplicate payments streak
NDA & background verified
EXUBERANT GLOBAL
STAFF ID
Rohan D., Accounts Payable Specialist at Exuberant Global
Rohan D.
Accounts Payable Specialist
4+ years in AP
Core Expertise
Payment runs Bank reconciliation QuickBooks Dext
150+
Invoices processed / month, avg
£9.4k
Early-payment discounts recovered
NDA & background verified
EXUBERANT GLOBAL
STAFF ID
Aditi S., Accounts Payable Assistant at Exuberant Global
Aditi S.
Accounts Payable Assistant
3+ years in AP
Core Expertise
Invoice coding Approval routing Iris FreeAgent
80%
Drop in vendor chasing calls
100%
On-time payment run staging
NDA & background verified
EXUBERANT GLOBAL
STAFF ID
Vikram N., AP Team Lead at Exuberant Global
Vikram N.
AP Team Lead / Escalations
8+ years in AP
Core Expertise
Month-end close Aged creditors CCH Bill.com
50+
Client accounts overseen
12
Partner-level practices served
NDA & background verified
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Meet your specialist first

Want to see exactly who'd be handling your invoices?

Request a full CV and a short call with your assigned specialist before you commit to anything.

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Whichever way is easiest for you

No need to wait for the form at the bottom — reach us directly, however suits you.

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For a quick chat about your AP volume and whether this fits.

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Good for sharing invoice samples or a written brief.

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Software we work in

No migration. No new system. We work inside what you've already got

We process invoices and payments inside the tools your business has already chosen — nothing new to learn on your end.

Accounting platforms
Xero QuickBooks Sage 50 & Sage Business Cloud Sage Intacct IRIS FreeAgent KashFlow Zoho Books Pandle Wave Twinfield CCH
Capture, approval & payments
Dext / Receipt Bank AutoEntry Hubdoc ApprovalMax Bill.com Access Financials

Don't see your setup listed? If it's used by a UK business or accounting practice, chances are we've already worked in it.

What this actually covers

What we do day to day — and what we can take off your plate as it grows

Scoped to fit however much of AP you want to hand over, from clearing the backlog to running the function.

Whatever your job spec calls this — Accounts Payable Specialist, AP Specialist, Accounts Assistant, Accounts Payable Assistant, Senior Accounts Payable Specialist, or even EMEA Payroll Specialist — it's the same work we do every day for Accounts Payable employers across the UK.

Every day

Included from day one, at any tier
  • Log, code and match every invoice to its PO
  • Route invoices for approval and chase sign-off
  • Answer vendor calls and payment-status queries
  • Flag duplicate or suspicious invoices before payment

Every week & month-end

The recurring work that keeps AP under control
  • Stage and schedule payment runs to due dates
  • Reconcile supplier statements and the bank
  • Review aged creditors and clear unallocated cash
  • Track early-payment discounts and due dates

Senior & compliance cover

At the 160-hour tier, or as your volume grows
  • Sign off payment runs before your FC sees them
  • Check VAT & CIS compliance on every invoice
  • Own the month-end AP close and sub-ledger
  • Resolve escalations and miscoded invoices
How this compares

Us, versus hiring someone full-time in-house

Worth seeing side by side before you decide how to fill this gap.

RecommendedHire Us Full-time in-house hire
Time to start 24–48 hours 4–8 weeks of recruiting
What you pay £8–£15/hr, only for hours used Salary + NI + pension + overheads
Sick leave & holiday Covered — no gap in your AP You arrange cover yourself
Scaling up or down Anytime, month to month Needs a new hire, or redundancy
Software & training We already know your tools Onboarding and training time
If it doesn't work out Just stop the engagement Notice period, redundancy cost
6–8 weeks
Faster to have someone working, vs a full-time search
£0
Recruiting fees, onboarding time or notice period
100%
Coverage — no gaps for sick days or annual leave
Still comparing options?

Skip the guesswork — ask us which tier fits your volume.

Tell us roughly how many invoices you process a month and we'll tell you straight whether 40, 80 or 160 hours is right.

Ask before choosing a plan
Hours, not headcount

Hire as much of an Accounts Payable specialist's time as you need — not a full-time salary

We typically charge £8–£15 per hour depending on scope. Scale us up or down as your AP workload changes — no notice period, no redundancy cost.

40 hours / month
Part-time cover
Best if: you get under ~50 invoices a month, or just need the current backlog cleared
  • Invoice logging, coding & approval routing
  • Weekly payment run support
  • Vendor query handling, so calls stop landing on your team
  • Due-date tracking so nothing slips overdue
  • Direct WhatsApp / email access to your specialist
  • Hours reviewed monthly — step up anytime
Enough to keep on top of invoices week to week without paying for a full role.
Hire us — part-time
Most chosen
80 hours / month
Dedicated AP support
Best if: you're handling 50–150 invoices a month across multiple vendors
  • Everything in Part-time cover
  • Duplicate & error checks before every payment
  • Weekly reconciliation against the bank
  • Live payables reporting, any day you ask
  • Early-payment discount & deadline tracking
  • Aged creditors reviewed every week
The tier most clients settle on — enough hours to actually run AP, not just keep it afloat.
Hire us — this one
160 hours / month
Full-time equivalent
Best if: you're seeing 150+ invoices a month, or want AP fully off your plate
  • Everything in Dedicated AP support
  • Direct vendor communication under your brand
  • Month-end AP close & sub-ledger support
  • Payment runs checked before your FC sees them
  • VAT & CIS compliance checks on every invoice
  • Senior escalation & error resolution
Effectively a full-time AP hire — minus the salary, NI, pension and recruiting time.
Hire us — full-time equivalent
From businesses we've worked with

Don't take our word for it — here's what they noticed first

★★★★★

"We stopped getting vendor calls asking where their money was. That alone gave our team back a few hours a week."

DP
David Patel
CEO, Patel Accounting Services
★★★★★

"Duplicate payments were our biggest recurring headache. Since handing AP over, we haven't had a single one."

SR
Sarah Reynolds
Partner, Reynolds Tax Advisors
★★★★★

"Month-end used to take three days of chasing numbers. Now it's a five-minute check."

AR
Aisha Rahman
Office Manager, Bright Path Lettings
★★★★★

"Having a named person who knows our vendors and our process made it feel like a hire, not an outsourcing arrangement."

TC
Thomas Clarke
Founder, Clarke Financial Group
★★★★★

"We hired for 40 hours a month and never looked back — invoices stopped sitting in limbo."

JO
James O'Connor
Director, O'Connor Building Services
★★★★★

"It genuinely feels like we added a team member, not a vendor."

PS
Priya Shah
Finance Lead, Shah & Co Hospitality Group
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Before you get in touch

Common questions about hiring AP support

Accounts Payable is one function — invoice-in-to-payment-out — rather than the full ledger. You get an Accounts Payable specialist focused entirely on what you owe and when, working alongside your existing bookkeeping or in-house team.
No — while many clients are accounting and bookkeeping practices, the same Accounts Payable specialist role fits any UK business with recurring invoices and vendors: property and letting agencies, retail and hospitality groups, professional services firms, and more.
No — at the 160-hour tier especially, vendor communication happens under your business's name and email domain. It reads as an internal Accounts Payable team member.
A full NDA is signed before any file access begins. We're ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant, and work only within your chosen software — nothing is copied elsewhere.
No fixed term. You start with a free trial, move to a monthly hourly arrangement if it's a fit, and can pause, scale or stop with no notice period or redundancy cost.
Yes — hours are reviewed monthly against your actual invoice volume, so you're not locked into a tier that no longer fits.
Both. We prepare and stage payment batches for your sign-off inside your existing banking and accounting software — you retain final approval on every payment.
Typically £8–£15 per hour depending on scope, billed monthly against actual hours used — usually a fraction of the cost of a UK-based full-time hire once salary, NI and overheads are factored in.
Yes — the 40-hour tier is built for exactly that. Many businesses start there and move up to 80 or 160 hours once their invoice volume grows.
No — the same role gets called an Accounts Assistant, Accounts Payable Assistant, AP Specialist, Senior Accounts Payable Specialist, or even EMEA Payroll Specialist depending on the business. Whatever your Accounts Payable employer calls it in the org chart, tell us the scope of work and we'll map it to the right tier.
In practice, very little. Accounts Payable Specialist, AP Specialist and Accounts Payable Assistant are used interchangeably across UK job specs for the same invoice-to-payment work. Whatever term your Accounts Payable employer uses internally, tell us the scope and we'll map it to the right hours tier.
Start with 10 hours, free

Ready to hire an Accounts Payable specialist?

No card required. We'll work directly on your real invoices under a signed NDA, so you can judge our accuracy and turnaround as your dedicated Accounts Payable specialist before deciding anything.

  • Dedicated specialist assigned within 24 hours
  • Works inside your existing software — Xero, Sage, QuickBooks and more
  • ISO 27001 & GDPR-compliant handling, NDA signed first
  • No fixed contract — scale, pause or stop anytime
  • Same dedicated person every day, not a rotating team
50+
UK businesses served
24–48h
To start after sign-off
£8–£15
Per hour, billed monthly
No card, no obligation, no risk If the trial isn't a fit, you simply walk away — nothing owed, nothing signed.

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We'll reply within one business day.
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Other Accounting Profiles

Need a different finance role covered? We can help there too

Same outsourced, hourly model — a dedicated person in your software, whatever your accounting practice or business needs next.

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Invoice Processing Executive

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Credit Controller / AR Specialist

Chases outstanding customer invoices once they're sent — the natural next step after a Billing Executive raises them.

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Payroll Specialist

Runs monthly payroll, RTI submissions and pension contributions for UK employees, start to finish.

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Management Accountant

Prepares management accounts, budgets and variance reports for partners and business owners.

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VAT & Compliance Executive

Prepares and reviews VAT returns, CIS filings and other routine HMRC compliance work.

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Financial Analyst

Builds cashflow forecasts, reporting packs and ad-hoc analysis for decision-making.

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