Ap Associate

An accounts payable position with a leading international private equity firm!

You'll be joining the AP team of 4, the business is full of genuine lovely people. They are looking for someone who is friendly and confident enough to be able to build relationships with many different people within the business, as you'll be interacting with different teams regularly to confirm expenses and ask questions.

They have an excellent benefits package, including free breakfast and lunch everyday, on-site gym facilities, 9% non-contributory pension and more.

Hybrid 3 days in the office.

Responsibilities:

• Invoice scanning, capturing, coding and routing;
• Co-ordinating and managing invoice approval;
• Setting up and maintenance of suppliers accounts in NetSuite;
• Review and reconciliation of supplier statement and aged creditors report, ensuring aged items are kept to a minimum;
• Dealing with invoice discrepancies and supplier queries;
• Proactively managing the accounts payable inbox and timely response to queries from internal stakeholders (deal teams and department heads);
• Reconciliation and maintenance of company credit cards;
• Bank payment posting for suppliers, including direct debit postings and allocations;
• Petty cash management;
• Timely preparation of various journal entries for mobile phones, dental insurance costs, etc.;
• Preparation of weekly payment run and periodic bank reconciliations for allocated business units; and
• Assisting with monthly/quarterly balance sheet reconciliations

Requirements:

• 3 years + experience in Accounts Payable
• Ideally Financial Services, preferably in Private Equity or Asset Management sector;
• Experience of NetSuite and Fast Four systems desired but not essential;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with ability to
• communicate effectively at all levels (with internal and external stakeholders);
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines;
• Ability to handle and process high volume of invoices;
• Strong attention to details and highly motivated;
• Experience with automated processes (OCR scanner);
• Strong Microsoft Excell skills (vlookups, pivot tables, formulas etc.) and analytical skills to be able to solve technical and non-technical day-to- day AP procesess;