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Accounts Receivable Officer
Posted 3 days ago by James Andrew Recruitment Solutions (JAR...
The Accounts Receivable Officer role is a temporary position with a Not-for-Profit organization in Coventry, requiring a...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Coventry, Warwickshire, UK
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Principle Payments Strategy Consultant – Routing & Orchestration
Posted 5 days ago by PSD Group
The role of Senior Payments Routing Consultant involves leading a strategic consulting assignment to enhance a major pay...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location London Area, United Kingdom
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About Our Inside IR35 Accounts Payable Contract Roles
What does a accounts payable contractor do?
Accounts Payable contractors are engaged to manage invoice processing, supplier payments, reconciliations, and payment run execution within finance teams that need additional capacity or specialist support. Contract engagements arise most commonly during peak periods, system migrations, process improvement initiatives, and to cover gaps during recruitment or restructuring. The work involves processing high volumes of invoices against purchase orders and contracts, resolving queries with suppliers and internal stakeholders, maintaining accurate ledger records, and supporting month-end close processes.
Accounts Payable contractors need strong attention to detail, proficiency with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Sage, and the ability to manage high transaction volumes accurately under deadline pressure. Experience with automated invoice processing systems, three-way matching procedures, and intercompany reconciliations is expected at mid to senior levels. Contractors who can identify and implement process improvements, particularly around automation and exception handling, are positioned for higher-value engagements and longer-term placements.
What is the market like for accounts payable contractors?
Accounts Payable contracting is a high-volume, reliably busy market driven by the universal need for AP processing across every sector. Financial services, retail, manufacturing, and the public sector are the most active sources of demand. ERP implementations and shared service centre migrations regularly generate project-based AP contractor requirements beyond the steady BAU demand. Rates are at the lower end of the finance contracting spectrum but the volume of available work is substantial, and experienced AP contractors with specific ERP system expertise or team lead capability command a meaningful premium.
What does Inside IR35 mean?
IR35 is UK tax legislation that determines whether a contractor is genuinely self-employed or working in a manner that resembles employment. When a contract is classified as inside IR35, income tax and National Insurance are deducted at source, typically via an umbrella company or agency PAYE. Headline day rates on inside IR35 engagements are generally higher than equivalent outside IR35 roles to account for the tax and employment cost structure.
Inside IR35 determinations are made where the working arrangements are considered to resemble employment, based on factors including the level of client control, the absence of a genuine right of substitution, and the presence of mutuality of obligation. Since April 2021, the end client is responsible for making this determination for medium and large private sector organisations. Many employers in financial services, government, and professional services assess the majority of their contractor engagements as inside IR35.
On QualityContracts.co.uk, approximately 49% of roles with a stated IR35 status are classified as inside IR35, making it the most common arrangement across the contract market. The proportion varies by sector and role type. Each listing on this page displays its IR35 status where provided by the hiring organisation.
What accounts payable roles are usually Inside IR35?
Accounts payable contracts sit firmly inside IR35. The work involves processing supplier invoices against purchase orders, resolving queries, managing payment runs, and reconciling the AP ledger within the client's accounting system and payment terms. Manufacturing, retail, and public sector organisations hire contract AP clerks to cover vacancies and manage invoice processing peaks. Experience with SAP, Oracle, or Sage is commonly required.
How much do accounts payable contractors usually earn when working Inside IR35?
Contract rates for accounts payable roles typically range from £200 to £400 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Inside IR35 rates are typically 15% to 30% higher than equivalent outside IR35 roles to account for tax and national insurance deducted at source by the fee-payer.
How many Inside IR35 accounts payable vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 100 accounts payable contract roles across the site. Around one third of the roles currently listed on the site fall Inside IR35. Data reviewed up to June 2026.