Accounts Assistant

Our client is a global financial exchange requiring an Accounts Assitant - Accounts payable on a 12 month fixed term contract acting as maternity cover.

The role based in the City, London.

Overall Purpose:

 This role, as accounts payable, focuses on the recording and processing of all purchase invoices and purchase ledger.

Responsibilities:

• The day to day tasks will include:
• Input all purchase invoices and match to PO's on a daily basis within agreed timelines.
• Set up new suppliers in the Finance system
• Process weekly supplier and expenses payment runs via Bacs/Chaps/International/Direct debits.
• Process credit card statements
• Weekly reconciliation of supplier statements to the finance system.
• Liaise with internal colleagues on general queries to/from suppliers to resolve supplier queries.
• Check and process invoices and expenses in accordance with Company guidelines
• Produce a monthly creditors report.
• Complete bank reconciliations for multicurrency bank accounts on a monthly basis to provide accurate information in the management accounts.
• Understanding of Internal Controls and Compliance procedures
• Monitor accruals and other ad hoc reporting for the monthly management accounts.

Academic and Professional Qualifications Required:

•  Basic accounting - understanding of double entry essential.

Required Knowledge and Level of Experience:

•  Experience of purchase ledger procedures
•  Use of Oracle R12
•  MS Office : Advanced Excel, Word
•  Electronic banking experience

Skills Sets & Core Competencies Required for Role

•  Ability to communicate at all levels and to build positive working relationships across departments (Finance, IT and other stakeholders) as well as with external parties such as auditors;
•  Demonstrate numerical and analytical skills;
•  Excellent time management & prioritisation;
•  Good attention to detail.

Skills Sets & Core Competencies Required for Role

• Ability to communicate at all levels and to build positive working relationships across departments (Finance, IT and other stakeholders) as well as with external parties such as auditors;
• Demonstrate numerical and analytical skills;
• Excellent time management & prioritisation;
• Good attention to detail.

Personal Qualities:

•  Ability to work as part of a small team and also to work upon own initiative as required
•  Be a proactive, innovative and enthusiastic individual who is self-motivated and a team player
•  Be meticulous and thorough in their approach to tasks whilst being able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

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