Accounts Payable Assistant

Role Overview

• Be the first point of contact for supplier and colleague payment enquiries, demonstrating a confident and professional approach while managing your workload with minimal supervision
• Process invoices against receipted purchase orders
• Register non-PO invoices and obtain the relevant approvals
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Ensure incoming emails are actioned daily
• Proactively review and investigate unpaid items
• Follow up on aged items and outstanding queries to ensure prompt resolution
• Support the accounting team with accruals and forecasting activities
• Assist with internal and external audits
• Ensure adherence to internal controls and compliance procedures is properly documented

Requirements

• Previous experience within a transactional finance or accounts payable environment
• Basic understanding of accounting principles
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Reliable, trustworthy, and able to handle sensitive information confidentially
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Confident liaising with external suppliers in a professional manner
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Experience using accounting software and banking platform
• Basic understanding of VAT processes and procedures

Benefits

• Salary of DOE
• Participation in our 10% annual core scheme
• Flexible working (this generally looks like 3 days in our offices and 2 days at home)
• 25 days’ annual leave inc. bank holidays
• 2 paid volunteering days each year to support a charity or because that matters to you
• Company Pension Scheme matched at 5% or 8%
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel/Season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers