Accounts Payable Associate (Fully Remote)

About the role

Hometree Group is hiring a brand-new, dedicated Accounts Payable Associate, the first of its kind in the group. The role owns the purchase ledger across the group's entities, working across Xero and QuickBooks Online with automation through Dext, ApprovalMax and Spendesk. It is fully remote, based in Cape Town, reporting to the Financial Controller, with hours 08:30–17:00 UK time (Monday to Friday).

Key responsibilities

• Process around 1,000 supplier invoices a month, coding and posting them with Dext and routing approvals through ApprovalMax.
• Prepare and run several weekly payment runs plus month-end runs, ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time.
• Reconcile supplier statements, investigate discrepancies and keep supplier master data clean.
• Monitor the aged creditors ledger, chase open and overdue items and flag unusual or disputed items.
• Process subcontractor (CIS) payments, apply CIS deductions and help prepare monthly CIS returns under the Financial Controller's supervision.
• Act as first point of contact for suppliers and colleagues on invoice and payment queries, support month-end close and balance-sheet reconciliations, and help with audit documentation.
• Identify manual tasks and streamline them through automation and AI.

Required profile

• At least two years in a dedicated accounts payable or purchase ledger role, handling several hundred invoices a month or more.
• Experience supporting a business outside your own country, with multiple currencies and a finance team in another time zone.
• Hands-on experience with a UK purchase ledger, including UK VAT treatment on supplier invoices and GBP payment runs.
• Experience running or supporting AP across more than one legal entity.
• Proven track record of working fully remotely with autonomy.
• Attention to detail, organisation, tech confidence, clear communication and trustworthiness with confidential financial information.

Required skills

• Xero and/or QuickBooks Online
• Dext, ApprovalMax or Spendesk (or close equivalents)
• Google Workspace
• Double-entry bookkeeping or early study towards AAT is extra credit; CIS knowledge is helpful but not essential

What we offer

• Permanent, full-time position with a basic salary of R20,000 to R24,000 per month depending on experience.
• Funded study towards CIMA or ACCA, including fees and study leave.
• 23 days annual leave plus South African public holidays and a day off for your birthday.
• Medical aid (Discovery Classic Smart plan) and a provident fund with 5% employer contribution.
• Mental health and wellbeing support, a MacBook for work use and the FCA Code of Conduct.