Accounts Administrator

Role: Accounts Administrator
Location: Dunstable or London office base with hybrid working, 2 days in the office per week
Salary: £23,400 - £25,000 per annum plus pension, healthcare, bonus
Job type: Permanent
Due to an exciting period of growth and global expansion Sopra Banking Software are recruiting for an Accounts Administrator to join our small, friendly but busy team. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the role will focus on collaboration with other team members to successfully execute a broad range of accounting tasks. We are looking for a candidate who has strong attention to detail and a solid understanding of basic accounting principles. This is a great opportunity for a candidate with strong administrative skills seeking a career opportunity in the world of finance and accounting with a dynamic, people focused IT company and is looking to move to an organisation that will offer a path for future growth as well as the opportunity to work for a stable and growing organisation.
Main duties include but not limited to:

• Support our AP lead with Invoice Processing: Efficient and accurate processing of invoices on a newly deployed tool (Provide), aligning invoices with purchase requests and managing in-house finance systems (full training will be provided)
• Supplier Reconciliation: Ensuring accuracy by reconciling supplier statements with the trade payables ledger.
• Support our AP lead with supplier payments: Organising payments to suppliers, ensuring that they are paid within agreed terms.
• Support our AP lead with expense payments: Processing employee expenses promptly and accurately.
• Financial Reconciliation: Assist with credit card reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations as required.
• Email Inbox Oversight: Organising and general management of our Accounts Payable email inbox, ensuring prompt responses to both internal and external queries.
• Query Resolution: Dealing with problem accounts and playing an active role in resolving queries.
• Vendor Data Management: Maintaining accurate Supplier Master Data.
• Ad Hoc Reporting: Generating reports as needed for evolving business requirements.

As the ideal candidate you will have most of the following:

• GCSE education in Maths and English
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, in particular Excel
• Procure-to-Pay Knowledge: Understand the Procure-to-Pay process and basic accounting principles.
• Have good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Have previous experience of working in a finance / admin team - ability to work independently and as part of a team is critical.
• Have excellent attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Be organised and demonstrate good planning skills.
• Adaptability and problem-solving skills
• Flexible on working hours during key periods, mainly around quarter end and year-end.
• Always exhibit the utmost discretion, as you will access sensitive information from time to time.