Accounts payable assistant

Cluttons; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cluttons is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant in Reading to join their finance team. This role involves processing invoices, engaging with suppliers, and maintaining financial records while providing opportunities to learn and grow within the business. Ideal candidates will be organized, detail-oriented, and ready to thrive in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Enhanced pension scheme

Life assurance

Interest free season ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

Flu and eye care vouchers

Employee Assistance Programme

Remote GP app

Flexible benefits policy

Qualifications

• Previous experience in accounts within an office environment.
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel including formulas.
• Familiarity with supplier engagement and invoice processing.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices and ensure timely receipt.
• Engage with suppliers for account statements.
• Support month-end tasks including accruals and fixed assets.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Initiative

Education

GCSE grades A to C in maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Cluttons Reading, England, United Kingdom

Accounts payable assistant

Cluttons Reading, England, United Kingdom

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Cluttons are looking to hire an Accounts Payable to join their finance team. This is an exciting position with the opportunity to learn and progress within the team. You will be confident, willing to learn, able to multitask, a team player and wanting to work as part of a dynamic team.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing business and have exposure to different areas of the business as you develop your career.

Key Deliverables

• Proactive approach to ensuring all invoices are received in a timely manner
• Accurate processing of purchase invoices
• Engaging with suppliers to request monthly statement of accounts for key suppliers
• Ensure monthly timetable/deadlines are met
• Maintenance of the aged creditor list
• Manage payment runs and support with bank postings
• Management of Tramps and Filestore for all expenses and invoices
• Ensure procedure notes are up to date and relevant
• Assist with month end tasks to include accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and other tasks as required
• Self-motivated and able to work to strict deadlines across the month
• To support the Client Accountants and Property Managers in the delivery of key deadlines
  
  
  
  

Requirements


Key Skills

• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and change work priorities as and when may be required
• Organised and methodical with a good attention to detail
• Ability to work within an ever-changing, fast-moving environment
• Able to work within a team and not afraid to use their own initiative
• Positive and enthusiastic
  
  
  
  

Essential Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE grades A to C in maths and English
  
  
  
  

Essential Experience

• Accounts experience within an office environment
• Good knowledge of MS office including, Teams, Outlook and Word
• Intermediate Microsoft excel (formulas, data manipulation)
• Experience with providing support to more than one person
  
  
  
  

Systems And Process (desirable But Not Essential)

• Experience of working with in Property Management Finance
• Knowledge of Tramps is preferrable
• Experience working with multiple entities
  
  
  
  

Benefits

• Hybrid working - to give you the flexibility you need
• Holidays: 25 days increasing in line with length of service to a maximum of 30 days
• Enhanced auto enrolment pension scheme - to help you save for the future
• Life assurance - to protect your loved ones should the worst happen
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme - discounted bicycles
• Flu and eye care vouchers - to keep you healthy
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 health & wellbeing support
• Help@Hand Remote GP app - to give you and your family access to medical experts quickly
• Platform hosting 1000s of discounts at your favourite retailers, restaurants, supermarkets, leisure & days out venues, gyms and more
• Family & wellbeing policy - including enhanced maternity pay, menopause support, neurodiversity support, carer support, company sick pay and much more
  
  
  

Plus a Flexible benefits policy that allows you to pick and choose additional benefits as below:

• Purchasing up to 5 days additional holiday
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounted dental insurance
• Discounted private medical insurance
• Discounted critical health insurance and more
  
  
  

We recognise that diversity in all its forms including but not limited to race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and background - enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to serve our clients and community effectively. Our goal is to create a culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work, knowing their unique perspectives are welcomed and appreciated. We actively seek applicants from all backgrounds and want you to get in touch even if you don't have all the skills we have asked for - we will support you with the development you need.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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