Finance Administrator (Accounts Payable Assistant)

What to Expect

As an Accounts Payable Assistant / Finance Administrator, you'll be part of Vertical's high-performing Service Centre team - an essential extension of the Finance function. The Service Centre ensures the smooth operation of our purchasing processes by supporting Indirect Procurement and Accounts Payable, ensuring accurate data entry into our ERP system, maintaining precise financial records, and enabling timely payments. You'll thrive in a detail-focused, fast-paced environment where collaboration and continuous improvement are part of the culture.

What You’ll Do

Procurement Operations

• Raise and manage purchase requisitions in the ERP system within agreed service levels

• Ensure all requisitions are complete, policy-compliant, and accurately coded

• Place low-value orders using cost invoices or company credit cards

• Submit complete expense claims to facilitate VAT recovery

• Confirm receipt of indirect goods and services, ensuring timely ERP updates

• Close purchase orders once all deliveries are confirmed

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with Indirect Procurement and Accounts Payable to onboard suppliers and maintain clean supplier data

• Support timely invoice payments through accurate and prompt receipting

Process Improvement

• Identify and recommend opportunities to streamline and automate Service Centre workflows

What You’ll Bring

• Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy

• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills

• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and related financial software

• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-changing environment

• (Desirable) Background in accountancy or working toward AAT/ACCA/CIMA qualifications

What can you expect from us?

We're on a mission. Where others see limits, we see opportunity, and we work at pace. Working at Vertical isn't your average role but for those seeking a challenge, a flexible, supportive organisation and an incredible team; working here is an opportunity to do the best work of your career.

Our approach promotes ingenuity and courage, while our environment builds success through diligence in safety and being open in the way we work. The only way we're going to assure the next chapter of aviation history is by working as a team, relentlessly, towards our goal. 

Our benefits

Our people matter - we're not going anywhere without them. Which is why our company benefits go beyond the essentials.

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday

• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)

• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership

• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits

• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)

• Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance

• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee

• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it

• Breakfast on us, every day

We may just be the hardest job you've ever had, but we're confident it will be the most rewarding. Join the team today and help us shape the future of Advanced Air Mobility.

Disclaimer Statement

We encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert. We recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. As part of our desire to review and make our processes fair, we may ask you questions related to these aspects during the application process. For more information on how we will use your data, see our Legal section.