Accounts Payable Assistant

Jacob Grey Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacob Grey Recruitment is seeking a motivated and numerate AP professional to join a dynamic finance team in Greater London. The role focuses on matching, batching coding and processing invoices, while highlighting anomalies and unauthorised invoices.

You will liaise with internal and external stakeholders to resolve queries and support month-end close. The ideal candidate has a background in AP or transactional accounts and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Ability to investigate complex problems and see them through to resolution.
• Strong IT skills, including Outlook and Excel, with ability to interrogate systems.

Responsibilities

• AP essentials – matching, batching coding and processing invoices.
• Check for anomalies in the AP inbox – duplicates, incorrect amounts, unauthorised invoices.
• Deal with internal and external stakeholders to resolve invoice queries.
• Liaise with location teams to ensure accuracy of information for promotional activities.
• Assist the financial team with month end close.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numeracy

Problem solving

Team player

Self-starter

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Our client is a dynamic and ambitious group which has a strong growth portfolio and seeks to hire individuals who share the ambition and progression of the company.

We are seeking a motivated, numerate and detail orientated individual. Someone who is professional, a team player and natural problem solver. Someone with rounded experience in AP or transactional finance, with a keen eye for detail, natural organisational abilities and capability to deal with a large range of stakeholders.

Typical daily remit will include:

• AP essentials - matching, batching coding and processing invoices
• Checking for an anomalies in the AP inbox - duplicates, incorrect amounts, unauthorised invoices
• Dealing with internal and external stakeholders to find solutions to any invoice queries
• Liaise with the location teams to ensure the accuracy of information, volumes, and values for promotional activities.
• Assist the financial team with month end close.

Key Skills

• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Ability to investigate complex problems and see them through to resolution.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook and Excel, with the ability to interrogate systems to find the information required.
• Experience with AP or transactional accounts, and a clear understanding of accounting principals
• Self starting, and willing to take ownership of a range of ledger activities

This role will suit someone with an AP or transactional accounts background, who would like the opportunity to work in an upbeat and dynamic department, within a successful and growth oriented business!