Accounts Payable Assistant

Posted 19 December 2024
Salary £28000 - £32000 per annum
LocationWandsworth
Job type Permanent
Discipline Consumer
ReferenceSVWPERM122024_1734616383
Contact NameShendl Van-Wyk

Job description

Accounts Payable Assistant
up to £32,000
Hybrid working
South West London / Wandsworth

I am currently recruiting for an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join a Global Fashion Brand and their expanding transactional finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is wanting to be more challenged and gain exposure in a larger organisation. Please email your CV to shendl.van-wyk@investigo.co.uk

Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsibility for key ledger accounts (processing invoices, setting up payments and statement reconciliation)
  • Completing the weekly payment proposal for submission and approval
  • Processing and allocating direct debits transactions within the ledger
  • Maintaining and reviewing Aged Creditor balances including allocation of payments, investigation of outstanding items
  • Supporting the AP Supervisor in producing monthly Aged Creditor reconciliation
  • Investigating and resolving any queries from suppliers and internal departments
  • Ensuring new supplier forms are filled out correctly and authorised
  • Daily managing of Accounts Payable inbox
  • Reconciling of Other Debtors and Other Creditors accounts
  • Processing Prepayments
  • Ensuring invoices are coded appropriately according to type of spend and accounting treatment
  • Processing employee cash expenses and reconciling company credit card accounts
  • Raising adhoc non-supplier related payments such as payroll and tax payments

Candidate Specification:

  • Experience in a busy finance department and ideally with some AP experience.
  • Experience of multisite operations preferable
  • Studying towards or an intention to study towards a professional accounting qualification would be great but not essential
  • Intermediate Excel skills
  • Knowledge of SUN accounting system beneficial but not essential
  • Self-starter, ability to multitask and use own initiative to take full ownership of the role
  • Ability to work well with other members of the Finance Team, including Senior Management
  • Attention to detail and ability to deliver under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Strong analytical and communication skills