Accounts Payable Assistant

Trial Balance; Carbis Bay; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Trial Balance is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to join the team in Carbis Bay. The role is full-time and based at the company's headquarters with free on-site parking. The focus is on accounts payable responsibilities within a small, experienced team.

The successful candidate will have 6–12 months’ experience in a fast-paced environment, be able to learn new platforms quickly, and may be AAT qualified or qualified by experience. Sage is the primary system used.

Qualifications

• 6–12 months of experience in a fast-paced accounts function.
• Experience with Sage accounting system.
• AAT qualification or relevant experience.
• Ability to learn new platforms quickly.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the accounts payable function.
• Create new supplier accounts and manage payment terms.
• Provide first line of support for supplier queries.
• Process supplier payments.
• Assist in monthly management accounts preparation.
• Enter daily updates to digital accounting systems.
• Perform statement reconciliations.
• Match unbalanced invoices.
• Prepare VAT reports.
• Cover colleagues during annual leave.

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Sage

Job description

Accounts Payable Assistant - Carbis Bay - £25-27,000

Trial Balance Consulting have been re-engaged by a long standing client, a highly successful and instantly recognisable retail focussed business located nearCarbis Bay. The company has tasked us with sourcing a new colleague to join their small but experienced team as an Accounts Payable Clerk. The role is offered as a full time, permanent contract to be based at the business headquarters- a particularly beautiful location which benefits from free on-site parking - notoriously difficult in the area!

Reporting to the Finance Manager and working within a small, friendly accounting function, this will be broader than usual purchase ledger role that will benefit a candidate looking increase their scope of skills and responsibilities.

Core focus of the role to include:

• - Assume key responsibility for the accounts payable function
• - Creating new supplier accounts adhering to payment terms etc.
• - Act as first line of support for supplier queries
• - Process supplier payments
• - Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts
• - Daily updates to the company’s digital accounting systems
• - Statement reconciliations
• - Matching unbalanced invoices
• - Prepare VAT reports
• - Ad-hoc accounting duties including covering colleagues annual leave

For this role we’re seeking an experienced, organised, and accurate AP Assistant with at least 6-12 months of recently gained experience in a fast-paced function where a good aptitude for working as part of a team essential. The company primarily uses a Sage based system where full training will be provided, but the successful candidate should possess the ability to learn new platforms quickly. This employer is happy to consider candidates that are either qualified by experience or part/fully AAT qualified.