Accounts Payable Assistant

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to join their team in Aberdeen. This permanent, full-time role involves managing the purchase ledger, processing invoices, and ensuring accurate payments. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a solid understanding of accounting principles. You will work collaboratively in a dynamic environment, handling various financial tasks while adhering to quality and safety standards. If you are proactive and ready to take on challenges, this opportunity is perfect for you to grow your career in finance.

Qualifications

• Completed secondary education and 1 year of relevant experience required.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and IT applications needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase ledger, input invoices, and assist with payments.
• Ensure accuracy of supplier ledgers and perform reconciliations.
• Demonstrate commitment to quality service and safety standards.

Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Initiative

Basic Accounting Principles

Education

Secondary Education

Tools

Excel

Epicor ERP

Job description

Our client is currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant. Based in Aberdeen, the role will be on a permanent, full-time basis.

ROLE:

Predominantly to control and manage the purchase ledger and be responsible for all areas including inputting invoices; ensuring authorizations are in place and assisting with payments and queries.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Responsibilities: Individual project budgets to be managed in accordance with Well Completions procedures and appropriate approvals as per company s Manual of Authority.

Key Activities:

• Coordination and processing of accounts payable payment runs for all group entities, ensuring accuracy of values and coding.
• Liaising with shared service centre invoice processor, to ensure completeness of payment runs.
• Regularly updating bank reconciliations for accounts payable payments executed.
• Ensuring accuracy of supplier ledgers on Epicor ERP system.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and apply payments.
• Perform supplier statement reconciliations.
• Log and resolve queries from both supplier and internal customers.
• Assist in all administrative finance tasks.
• Other ad-hoc duties.

Individual QHSE Responsibilities:

• To demonstrate commitment to the quality of service, including quality of records produced, aiming at meeting and exceeding customer expectations;
• To demonstrate personal commitment to protection of Health, Safety and the Environment;
• To follow company QHSE Policy, relevant operational procedures, HSE procedures and risk assessments;
• To communicate and report on any perceived non-conformances or faults in the service provided or in the company s Quality or HSE Management Systems.

REQUIREMENTS:

Essential:

• Must have completed a good level of secondary education
• Must possess at least 1-year relevant experience in a similar job role.
• Demonstrate good communication skills, along with an ability to work in a team environment.
• Must have an ability to work unsupervised and exercise initiative to resolve potential problems.
• Must demonstrate a strong understanding of basic accounting principles
• Must demonstrate competency in IT application tools but especially excel

Personal Qualities

• Ability to plan, control and take responsibility for own work and related decisions
• Problem solving approach and a get it right first time attitude
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written, and good teamwork skills
• Strong ability to perform well under pressure of a high and varied workload, tight deadlines and changing job priorities
• Attention to detail in all aspects of the job role