Accounts Payable Assistant

British International Investment; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial institution in the United Kingdom is seeking to recruit a member of the Accounts Payable team. This role is essential for ensuring timely and accurate vendor payments as well as recording transactions correctly. Responsibilities include managing supplier onboarding, conducting payments, bank reconciliations, and generating invoices. Candidates should have strong accounting qualifications and be motivated to align with the organization's development mission. A competitive salary is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within an international accounts payable function.
• Experience dealing with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Candidates should align with BII's development mission.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting reviews for invoice and payment processing.
• Conduct weekly supplier payment runs in multiple currencies.
• Manage daily bank reconciliations and postings.

Skills

Accounting review for invoice and payment processing

Supplier on‑boarding and account monitoring

Multi-currency processes

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Independent work and prioritization

Education

Accountancy qualification - preferably AAT or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Concur

SunSystems

Job description

The Accounts Payable (AP) Team consists of 4 people who sit within the Finance Team. The AP Team are responsible for all UK and Overseas vendor payments and all associated record-keeping. The role will provide support to the AP Team to ensure that all vendors are paid accurately and timely, and that transactions are recorded correctly. The purpose of the role is to support the Accounts Payable team, collaborating with the wider Finance team and business to ensure that all supplier payments are paid on time and accurately. The role also involves being cross‑trained to enable adequate cover to be provided during periods of staff absence such as annual leave.

Responsibilities

• Accounting review for invoice and payment processing
• Supplier on‑boarding and account monitoring
• Weekly supplier payment runs in multi‑currencies
• Daily bank reconciliations and postings into SunSystems
• Export of transactions from Salmon (Treasury System) into SunSystems
• Recording of Treasury FX deals, deposit management and intercompany transfers
• Participate in cross‑training for AP tasks within the AP team
• Weekly reconciliation of key balance sheet control accounts
• Weekly VAT checking report
• Generation of receivables invoices and sending to recipients
• Sending out of debtor statements and chasing of overdue balances
• Ensuring a prompt month end closedown
• Help other teams with queries and requests received in the central mailbox as well as verbally
  An accountancy qualification – preferably AAT or part‑qualified ACCA/CIMA
• Proven experience within an international accounts payable function
• Extensive experience of working within Concur
• Experience of dealing with various stakeholders internally and externally
• Experience of multi‑currency processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work independently and prioritise effectively
• Candidates should be strongly motivated by BII's development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals

Desirable

• Emerging markets experience
• Investment / financial services experience
• Infor SunSystems experience

Cultural Values

• Impact‑led, commercially rigorous
• Tenacious in the face of challenges
• Collaborative and caring

Benefits

Salary: Competitive