Accounts Payable Assistant

Communicate Recruitment Solutions are currently supporting a large multinational conglomerate located in South West London with the hiring of a new permanent Accounts Payable Assistant.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, professional, personable individual to join and develop within one of the worlds largest companies.

Key Objectives

Participate as a highly trusted and involved member of the team, acting as the main point of contact between Finance, Suppliers and Senior Management for accounts payable matters as well as facilitating timely and accurate financial reporting.

The Role

• Tracking approval of invoices, purchase orders and expense claims
• Processing of purchase orders and invoices ensuring nominal codes and project codes are correct and that costs are recorded in the correct period;
• Checking, processing and paying employee expense claims
• Planning and carrying out regular weekly payment runs
• Maintaining an accurate record of petty cash in all departments and preparing monthly petty cash reconciliations and journals
• Maintaining a close relationship with suppliers and other corporate departments to ensure all
  invoices are processed and paid on time, queries are resolved quickly and any delays notified
• Monthly group bank reconciliations and journal preparation
• Monthly VAT returns and ensuring foreign VAT is recorded correctly
• Occasional analysis of cost centres as required
• Ad-hoc analysis requirements from senior finance team members.

Person Specification

• Graduate or relevant work experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both written and verbal;
• Excellent administrative skills
• Good time management and self-organisational skills with an ability to multi-task and work to deadlines
• High degree of integrity and confidentiality;
• High standards of accuracy and attention to detail;
• Proactive, positive attitude to work, able to use initiative and act with independence and integrity.
• Accounts Payable/Purchase Ledger experience
• Working knowledge of finance systems
• Interested in or commenced studying for a relevant professional accounting qualification;

The Package

The role is paying between £23,000 and £26,000 with an annual bonus of 10% with full study support