About Ekco

🚀 Founded in 2016, Ekco has quickly become one of Europe’s fastest-growing cloud solution providers and your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider.
IT leaders choose Ekco to drive operational efficiency, scale smarter and stay ahead of risk – powered by local expertise, delivered at European scale.

We specialise in helping organisations advance their cloud maturity guiding transformation, strengthening security, and maximising the value of their technology investments.

☁️ In simple terms: we help organisations modernise with confidence securing their systems, optimising their cloud, and keeping them resilient in a rapidly changing world.

🌍 Today, we’re a thriving team of 1,000+ talented and supportive colleagues across the UK, Ireland, Benelux, South Africa, and Malaysia—and we’re continuing to grow.

At Ekco, how we work matters as much as what we deliver. Our people live by four core values that shape everything we do:

• On It: We take ownership, follow through, and get things done.

• All In : We collaborate, support each other, and commit fully to shared goals.

• Connected: We build trusted relationships with colleagues, clients, and partners.

• Hungry to Grow: We stay curious, keep learning, and push ourselves to the next level.

🏠If these values resonate with you, you’ll feel right at home here.

Role

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, this Accounts Payable Assistant role sits within our Accounts Payable team verifying invoices, matching them with purchase orders, resolving discrepancies, maintaining vendor records, and scheduling payments. AP staff ensure compliance with internal controls, support month-end closing activities, and contribute to accurate financial reporting. Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to work effectively with both internal teams and external vendors are essential.

Key responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring correct coding and adherence to company policies.

• Perform matching of invoices, purchase orders, resolving any discrepancies with internal teams.

• Prepare and schedule weekly or monthly payment runs, including electronic payments.

• Maintain up-to-date vendor records and respond promptly to supplier enquiries.

• · Reconcile supplier statements and follow up on outstanding items to ensure accounts remain current.

• Support month-end close activities and ledger reconciliation.

• Monitor invoice approval workflows and proactively chase outstanding approvals.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, and relevant financial regulations.

• Identify opportunities to streamline AP processes and improve efficiency.

• Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, and Operations teams to resolve issues and support overall financial accuracy.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years experience as part of a Finance team

• Accounts payable experience is essential

• Excellent communication skills

• Experience in managing relationships internally or externally

• Excellent computer knowledge; strong excel skills are essential including experience working with large volumes of data

• Accounting and book keeping background is desirable with some Accounts Receivable experience as you many be asked to cover during busy times

• Fluent English speaker

Benefits / Perks

• ☀️ Time Off: 25 days annual leave + public holidays
• 🎂 Birthday Leave: One extra day off to celebrate
• 💰 Company Pension Scheme
• 📞 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support
• 🏃‍♀️ EkcOlympics: Global team activity challenges
• 📚 Unlimited access to Pluralsight for continuous development
• 🌱 Real opportunities to grow, including international progression

Why Ekco

• ⭐️ Microsoft’s 2023 Rising Star Security Partner of the Year
• 🚀 First Irish Microsoft MSP to achieve all four Microsoft Security Specializations
• 🏅 Ranked 4th fastest-growing technology company in the Deloitte Fast50 Awards
• 🌈 A culture rooted in diversity, equality, inclusion & belonging
• 🎉 A commitment to internal mobility and career progression
• ✨ Flexible, family-friendly working at the heart of our culture
• 🔐 Proud to be your trusted security-first Managed Service Provider chosen by IT leaders to drive operational efficiency, scale smarter and stay ahead of risk.