Accounts Payable Specialist - French or German Speaking

Cobalt Consulting (UK) Ltd; West End; On-site; CAD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Cobalt Consulting (UK) Ltd in London is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist fluent in English and French or German to join the European accounting team. You will support accurate processing, payment and reporting of supplier invoices and work across multiple property management stakeholders.

This six-month contract offers exposure to improvements in AP processes, vendor on-boarding, weekly payment runs, and cross-border collaboration within Europe.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English and either French or German.
• Experience in accounts payable or a related accounting function.
• Good working knowledge of accounting and general office procedures.
• Confidence working across multiple software platforms and Microsoft Office applications.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• An appropriate secondary education qualification or equivalent college diploma.

Responsibilities

• Setting up, onboarding and maintaining vendor records in line with internal policies.
• Processing supplier invoices, ensuring they are coded correctly within the general ledger and allocated to the appropriate approval workflow.
• Liaising with internal and external property managers to ensure invoices and supporting information are provided promptly.
• Raising invoice payments within the banking system and preparing the weekly payment run.
• Matching invoices against purchase orders, work orders and supporting documentation where required.
• Responding to supplier queries and reconciling vendor accounts.
• Supporting the monthly accounts payable close and reconciling balances to the general ledger.
• Preparing aged accounts payable information and investigating outstanding balances.
• Identifying opportunities to simplify or automate invoice processing.
• Supporting the wider European accounting team with additional accounts payable requirements when needed.

Skills

Fluent English

French or German

Accounts payable

Office procedures

Communication with suppliers

Organisational skills

Education

Secondary education qualification or equivalent college diploma

Tools

Yardi

Job description

The organisation

Our client is an established organisation operating within the real estate sector, with operations across Europe.

Based within its London finance function, you will work as part of a collaborative European accounting team with exposure to different stakeholders and areas of the business. There will also be opportunities to suggest improvements to existing accounts payable processes and ways of working.

The role and responsibilities

Reporting to a senior member of the European accounting function, the Accounts Payable Specialist - French or German Speaking will support the accurate processing, payment and reporting of supplier invoices.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Setting up, onboarding and maintaining vendor records in line with internal policies.
• Processing supplier invoices, ensuring they are coded correctly within the general ledger and allocated to the appropriate approval workflow.
• Liaising with internal and external property managers to ensure invoices and supporting information are provided promptly.
• Raising invoice payments within the banking system and preparing the weekly payment run.
• Matching invoices against purchase orders, work orders and supporting documentation where required.
• Responding to supplier queries and reconciling vendor accounts.
• Supporting the monthly accounts payable close and reconciling balances to the general ledger.
• Preparing aged accounts payable information and investigating outstanding balances.
• Identifying opportunities to simplify or automate invoice processing.
• Supporting the wider European accounting team with additional accounts payable requirements when needed.

The skills needed and requirements

To be considered for this Accounts Payable Specialist - French or German Speaking position, you will need:

• Fluency in English and either French or German.
• A good working knowledge of accounts payable or a related accounting function.
• A good working knowledge of accounting and general office procedures.
• Confidence working across multiple software platforms and Microsoft Office applications.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• The ability to communicate effectively with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• An appropriate secondary education qualification or equivalent college diploma.

Working knowledge of Yardi accounting software would be beneficial but is not essential. Knowledge of the real estate sector or a relevant finance qualification, such as AAT, would also be advantageous.

The Accounts Payable Specialist - French or German Speaking will be based in London and may occasionally travel to other European locations depending on business requirements.

This is a six-month contract paying £32,000 per annum.

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