Accounts Payable Associate (Paris based) – Global Asset Manager

Stephen Bell Associates Ltd; Paris; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Stephen Bell Associates Ltd in Paris is seeking an Accounts Payable Associate to manage the full supplier invoice cycle for European and US entities. You will liaise with suppliers, process invoices, and support month-end close.

The role requires bilingual French-English, strong Excel skills, and experience with invoice/expense tools. You will maintain vendor records, verify bank details, and ensure timely payments with rigorous attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts payable or accounting.
• Fluency in French and English.
• Strong knowledge of Excel.
• Experience with invoice and expense tools.

Responsibilities

• Handle full supplier invoice cycle from receipt to payment for European and US entities.
• Act as main contact for suppliers, handling invoice, payment, and statement queries.
• Verify vendor bank details per fraud-prevention controls.
• Maintain vendor database with contracts, terms, renewal and termination dates.
• Review and track supplier invoices against budget.
• Reconcile payments against bank and cash movements and support month-end close.
• Coordinate employee expenses across European and US entities.

Skills

Bilingual French-English

Excel proficiency

Invoice management

Attention to detail

Autonomous worker

Tools

Invoice management tools

Expense management tools

Job description

Our client is a successful global asset manager. They are hiring a Paris based Accounts Payable Associate for their Finance function.

Key responsibilities include:

• Handle the full supplier invoice cycle, from receipt and recording to payment, and follow up the invoice approval workflow, across European and US entities.
• Act as the main point of contact for suppliers, handling queries on invoices, payments and account statements.
• Perform verification of vendor bank information details, in line with internal fraud-prevention controls.
• Maintain the internal database of vendors, in particular, with up-to-date contracts, key terms, renewal and termination dates.
• Review and track supplier invoices against budget.
• Reconcile payments against bank and cash movements and support the month-end accounts payable close.
• Co-ordination of employee expenses process across European and US entities.

The successful candidate:

• Previous experience in an accounts payable or accounting role.
• Fluent in both French and English.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel.
• Previous experience with invoice and expense management tools
• Rigorous, well-organised and detail-oriented.
• Proactive and autonomous within assigned processes - able to take ownership of the accounts payable process.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with external and internal counterparts.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.