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SalaryIntergovernmental body is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to support their Finance team at their central London headquarters.
This is a 12-month fixed term contract to start ASAP and will pay £30,497.
This is a hybrid position, working 2-3 days in the office.
The Accounts Payable Assistant will be primarily responsible for Accounts Payable and travel related processing activities. Duties include:
- Process payment requests in accordance with existing financial policies, controls and procedures
- Set up and update supplier accounts in the accounting system database
- Verify payment requests ensuring appropriate supporting documentation and levels of approval;
- Process payment runs accurately and efficiently
- Generate journals to effect multi-currency payments and cheques
- Process direct debit transactions and ensure all items that have cleared from the bank are legitimate liabilities
- Reconcile the aged creditors control account
- Prepare prepayment, accrual and correction journals
- Prepare exception reports detailing queries raised from payment requests
- Process staff travel advances and claims
- Arrange prompt settlement of travel related invoices and claims;
The ideal Accounts Payable Assistant will have the following knowledge, skills and experience:
- AAT part qualified or ACCA part qualified
- Bookkeeping or accountancy qualification
- Previous Accounts Payable experience
- Experience of processing travel and non-travel expense claims
- Understanding double entry accounting
- Experience of processing monthly corporate credit cards and reconciliations
- Familiar with P2P process
- Good IT skills, experienced user of Microsoft Office products
- Experience of computerised accounting and electronic banking
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
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