Accounts Payable Assistant
Location: Brigg Office
Contract type: Permanent.
Hours: Full Time
Hours Per Week: 40 Hours Per Week Monday to Friday
About Us
British Garden Centres is the UK’s largest family owned garden centre group, with over 78 centres nationwide. Founded by the Stubbs family, the business has grown rapidly through significant expansion and acquisitions, evolving from its first site at Woodthorpe Garden Centre into a national brand.
The group now includes garden centres, restaurants, nurseries, and distribution centres, employing more than 3,500 colleagues across the UK. Despite its scale, British Garden Centres maintains strong family values, a community focus, and a commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive environment for both customers and employees.
Due to expansion of our accounts department, we are looking for experienced and enthusiastic Accounts Payable Assistant to join our Finance team.
Working within the Purchase Ledger team processing invoices through a paperless system, reconciling statements, and handling enquiries. AAT is preferred but not essential.
Providing great customer service to our suppliers whilst building strong relationships across the business.
Who is proactive and has a genuine desire to deliver great customer service. Wants to build their career in a Finance function.
What we Offer:
Benefits include onsite parking and staff discount at our Garden Centres and in our Restaurants as well as discount at our Leisure Park.
Skills required:
- Excellent organisation skills with strong attention to detail
- Highly numerate
- Strong planning, prioritisation, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable managing multiple tasks with tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills, building strong relationships across the business.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Duties will include:
- Processing purchase ledger invoices and preparing for payment.
- Ensuring credit notes are received and processed.
- Completing regular supplier statement reconciliations
- Building relationships with suppliers
- Investigating queries by communicating with our various departments and stores
If you would like to join our family run business and bring your ideas and talents to our fast-growing company and forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.
To apply:
Please send your CV to: Jo Cope Hiring Manager
jcope@britishgardencentres.com
Applications close – Thursday 18th June 2026
Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application is successful.