Accounts Payable Assistant

Hays; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic Accounts Payable Team as an Accounts Payable Assistant at a leading company in Milton Keynes. This role offers an opportunity to manage AP processes across various European countries, enhancing your skills in a collaborative, multinational environment. Responsibilities include processing invoices, managing payments, and supporting audits. Enjoy benefits like a pension plan, life assurance, and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Pension - up to 8% Employer Contribution

Life Assurance - 4 x salary

Group Income Protection

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Hybrid working

Free gym on site

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-country VAT is essential.
• Knowledge of accounting principles is required.
• Experience with AP processing in various currencies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Post supplier invoices and staff expense claims to the ledgers.
• Produce weekly payment runs to ensure timely payments.
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations and address queries.

Skills

Multi-country VAT experience

Knowledge of Accounting Principles

Processing AP in various currencies

Oracle

Other languages

Job description

Job Title: Accounts Payable Assistant
Hybrid | Milton Keynes | Full-Time | Permanent | £30k
Overview:
Elevate your career by joining a dynamic Accounts Payable Team as an Accounts Payable Assistant. This role offers a unique opportunity to manage Accounts Payable processes across multiple European countries, providing invaluable experience in a multinational environment. As part of a small, collaborative team split between Germany and the UK, you will develop your skills in independent work, team support, and problem-solving.
Duties:

• Post all supplier invoices, credit notes, and staff expense claims to the ledgers, ensuring they are matched to purchase orders and receipts.
• Produce weekly payment runs, ensuring all payments are made within due dates and for the correct amounts.
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations and address any queries.
• Handle all queries with suppliers and employees professionally and promptly.
• Manage the shared email box with your AP colleagues.
• Create manual payments in online banking for urgent cases and allocate them to the invoices.
• Process and monitor payment of net salaries, tax, and social security for each relevant country.
• Support internal and external audits by collating and providing relevant data.
• Responsible for certain month end tasks, including uploading foreign currency exchange rates.
• Write off, follow up on outstanding credit notes, and contact suppliers for direct debits without corresponding invoices.

Benefits:

• Pension - up to 8% Employer Contribution
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary
• Group Income Protection
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Free gym on site

Experience:

• Multi-country VAT experience is essential. Only apply if you have this expertise.
• Knowledge of Accounting Principles.
• Experience processing AP in various currencies.
• Oracle is highly desirable
• Other languages is highly desirable.

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