Accounts Payable Officer Hybrid

Finance Officer | Greater Manchester | Hybrid | £26,000 - £28,000

Client;

Castlefield Recruitment are working working with a well established organisation in Greater Manchester who is seeking a Finance Officer to join their growing finance team on a permanent basis. They offer mentorship, career progression opportunities and the ability to work from home for up to 3 days per week.

Duties will include;

• Providing support to both Accounts Payable and Receivable teams
• Ensure accurate and timely payments to suppliers
• Ensure accurate records, including in the company accounting systems and supplier statements
• Provide the Accounts Payable and Receivable manager with accurate, comprehensive and timely ledger information
• Preparation of weekly purchase ledger report to agreed timetable in advance of internal management meeting, and preparation of weekly report of projected payments to agreed timetable for inclusion in the cash flow forecast
• Monitoring and controlling discounts for prompt payment for certain suppliers
• Collating invoices for the weekly and month end processing run, reconciling suppliers statements, handling all queries and ascertaining reasons for invoices not authorised for payment
• Allocating cheque payments to Purchase Ledger Accounts
• Completing month end purchase ledger control account reconciliations for review by the Accounts payable manager
• Ensuring signatures are gained by approving internal managers on a timely basis to enable payments to be made on time to suppliers
• Ensure the relevant evidence is retained to release payments
• Build relationships with supplier company counterparts to foster a good understanding and information flow

Person specification:

• Have experience working within an Accounts Payable/ Receivable position
• Strong Excel Skills (Essential)
• Good communication skills
• Exposure to detailed accounting, data and reconciliations