Account Payable Clerk

Are you an experienced Account Payable professional or someone who has extensive experience leading Purchase Ledger functions? A highly-established business who have gone through a fast period of change are looking for an Account Payable Clerk to join their finance team based in Southend-on-Sea on a temporary basis.

This is a great opportunity to lead several projects, assist with year-end and work with a highly dynamic finance team.

What you will do:

• As a key member of the finance department you will provide high level support to Finance and the wider business.
• Work within a fast paced, high volume, transactional role that requires a high calibre individual with a proven track record of delivering successful outcomes in a similar sized business.
• Responsible for the effective and efficient running of the Purchase Ledger function and all related outflows of the business.
• Identify and lead various efficiency projects highlighting improvements to be made and working closely with the SLT to ensure these efficiencies are carried out
• Managing the Accounts Payable mailbox, posting supplier invoices and documents ensuring they’re coded correctly in the system
• Leading the weekly supplier and employee expense payment runs.
• Ensure approvals are managed and followed up weekly with the designated approver.
• Ensuring the supplier statements are reconciled and anomalies investigated immediately.
• Ensure all Standing Order and Direct Debit payments are processed and reflected correctly in the ledgers and a register of Standing Orders and Direct Debits is maintained and accurate
• Provide month-end review of the Creditors ledger, by reporting and providing commentary on the supplier debit balances
• Ensure debit balances are resolved within a timely manner, provide reporting on this as part of the month-end close process.

What you will get in return:

• £15 / £16 per hour
• Hybrid Working
• The chance to be extended