Accounts Payable Clerk

About the role:

Academia are seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join our dedicated and passionate
finance team. This is a full time, permanent opportunity based at our headquarters in
Hemel Hempstead. The role will be reporting into the Group Financial Controller.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working within a Finance team where
you have been involved in both Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who enjoys problem solving and working
in a dynamic business operating in numerous markets.

You will be responsible for:

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day processing of purchase
invoices and the generation of the associated sales invoices, dealing with queries and
resolving issues as they arise in a timely manner.

Other elements of the role included preparing supplier payments, credit card analysis
and reconciliation of the invoice discounting account.

You will need to work well as part of a team, and will share responsiliblity for dealing with
finance related tickets, answering calls and taking customer payments as well as other
administrative duties.

Key Skills:

• A keen eye for detail

• Excellent communicator (both written and verbal)

• Strong literacy & numeracy skills with comprehensive grammar and extensive
vocabulary

• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

• Strong work ethic and ability to manage multiple and conflicting deadlines

• Capability of working in a team as well as individually

• Strong grasp of Microsoft Office

• Good problem solving skills

• A "right first time" attitude

Why Academia?

Academia are a rapidly growing Technology company with a strong footprint in the educational space. We specialise in supplying software, IT hardware, training and managed service solutions to both public and private sectors.

Established in 2003, we employ over 200 dedicated professionals across multiple locations throughout the UK with a group annual turnover of over £100m. Our growing customer base means we have now worked with every single university in the UK. Furthermore, as Ranked #1 supplier on many national frameworks, we are growing our provision more so to strengthen our position as a leading educational supplier.

Within the Academia Technology Group, we also have Charterhouse Muller (our recycling and repurposing company) as well as a new acquisition of Vital York (an MSP in York). We were acquired by Strive Capital in September of 2020, who have provided further support and financial strength to the company.

Benefits

• Gym membership contribution

• Health Cash Plan

• Increased annual leave with length of service

• Free annual leave on your birthday

• Length of service bonus

• Flexible working hours

• Free Will Writing service

• Borrow my doggie membership

• Life Insurance

• And much more