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Accounts Payable Officer
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Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum |
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Overview
The Accounts Payable Officer is responsible for finance operations activities on the accounts payable function. This role acts as an initial point of contact for internal and external stakeholders and provides crucial support for the AP Manager and will take an active interest in improving processes and procedures, ensuring KPIs are achieved and supporting other members of the team / business. Client Details Leading financial services business specialising in trading of commodities based near Liverpool Street, London. Description Perform the accounts payable process end-to-end and ensure it runs smoothly Monitor payables email inboxes to ensure invoices and supplier queries are dealt with promptly and appropriately Liaise with suppliers / internal colleagues to resolve queries Input all invoices and match to purchase orders on a daily basis Process and check invoices and employee expenses in accordance with Company guidelines Create and process weekly multi-currency supplier and expenses payment runs including BACS / CHAPS / international / direct debit Ensure invoices are processed accurately and paid on a timely basis Assist with upload of cash transactions from the bank to the finance system and match to accounting entries on a daily basis Assist with bank reconciliations for multicurrency bank accounts on a monthly basis to provide accurate information in the management accounts Reconcile credit card statements Set up and validation of new suppliers in the finance system (in accordance with onboarding procedures) Reconciliation of supplier statements to the finance system in a timely manner. Assist in month end close procedures including reconciliations of sub-ledger reports to the general ledger and the investigation and clearance of any breaks therein Monitor accruals and other ad hoc reporting for the monthly management accounts Help maintain, monitor and review KPIs/SLAs. Liaise within AP team and across business divisions to ensure all targets are met. Report upon KPIs at AP / Finance team meetings Profile Required: Experience of purchase ledger procedures (including purchase requisitions and purchase orders) Required: Intermediate-to-advanced MS Excel skills (including pivot tables and formulae), competent using MS Word Required: Complex finance system experience - multi-currency ledgers, integrated purchase requisition/order processes, managing interfaces between different systems Required: Electronic online banking experience Preferred: Oracle Financials experience Preferred: Ability to extract, manipulate and interpret data Preferred: Experience of accounting system change including user acceptance testing Job Offer Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Offices close to Liverpool street station.