Accounts Payable Clerk

Accounts Payable Assistant

Salary: £28k - £31k

Location: Greenwich, London

5 days a week in office

Benefits

• South London Office Based
• Permanent role
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• After 6 months (providing probation is passed successfully) you will be offered 2-3 days per month flexibility on working from home.

Our client, a leading organization in the fields of specialist exhibition, theatre, leisure, and art fabrication, is seeking a diligent and competent candidate for a permanent role in their Finance Department. The position, based in London, offers the opportunity for professional growth, with a potential promotion to Head of Accounts Payable after the first 6 months. Join a fast-paced business undergoing system implementation and growth.

Job Spec

The successful candidate will be assisting the team in the following areas:

Purchase Ledger:

• Entering all supplier invoices and credit notes into the system weekly.
• Managing project recharge journals.
• Retrieving supplier statements and preparing payment runs.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for suppliers.

Expenses:

• Coding and entering all expenses and PDs into the system.
• Providing regular updates to the Finance Manager.

Credit Cards:

• Reviewing transactions on credit card systems.
• Managing card funds and topping up cards.
• Handling card orders and removals.
• Importing transactions via the system.

Timesheets:

• Managing both freelance and salary timesheets.
• Coding project timesheets weekly.
• Calculating freelancer earnings.
• Updating forecasts and reporting to the Finance Manager.
• Weekly update of the hours tracking spreadsheet.
• Entering hours/earnings into weekly spreadsheets.
• Chasing missing timesheets.
• Creating and completing monthly totals document distributed to freelancers.
• Importing all freelancer invoices into the system.
• Preparing monthly payment runs.

Additional Functions:

• Reporting into the Finance Controller.
• Handling finance inductions.
• Involvement in day-to-day finance department tasks.
• Assisting in implementing a new PO system.

Ideal Candidate Qualities:

• Minimum 2+ years working within a purchase ledger function.
• Good knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures.
• Experience in Excel and accounting software, particularly Sage 50.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Incredible attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

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