Accounts Payable Assistant

Forrest Recruitment Ltd.; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parking

25 days holiday

Job summary

Forrest Recruitment Ltd. is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant for their Wilmslow office, offering a £28k annual salary. You will join a busy accounts team handling supplier invoices for multiple companies, reconciliations, and payment runs.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in purchase ledger, preferably with an AAT part qualification, strong Excel skills, and a proven team player with a diligent, process-driven approach. Parking and generous holiday entitlement are provided.

Qualifications

• 2+ years purchase ledger experience.
• AAT part qualification preferred.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Good communication and telephone manner.
• Able to work to strict processes.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices for multiple companies
• Undertaking monthly supplier statement reconciliations
• Processing sundry payments and handling general enquiries
• Managing multiple mailboxes
• Inputting invoices onto the system
• Liaising with suppliers to resolve queries
• Assisting supplier accounts in line with company policy
• Generating weekly payment runs for approval and payment
• Performing monthly supplier reconciliations
• Matching invoices to purchase orders
• All-round accounts support and administration to the wider team.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Excel

Communication skills

Team player

Education

AAT qualification (part)

Job description

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSISTANT, £28k, Wilmslow.

Working for a well-established organisation within their busy accounts team.

• Processing supplier invoices for a group of companies
• Undertaking monthly supplier statement reconciliations
• Processing sundry payments and handling any general enquiries
• Managing multiple mailboxes
• Inputting invoices onto the system
• Liaising with suppliers to resolve any queries promptly
• Assisting new and existing supplier accounts in line with company policy
• Generating weekly payment runs for approval and payment
• Performing monthly supplier reconciliations
• Matching invoices to purchase orders
• All round accounts support and administration to the wider team.

The ideal candidate will have 2 years plus purchase ledger experience, preferably with AAT part qualification, strong Excel skills, a steady career history, good communication skills and telephone manner, happy working closely as part of a team, used to working to strict processes. This is a reputable business with good benefits including parking, 25 days holiday + bank holidays plus other benefits.

Please note that due to high volume of applications we receive, only those successfully shortlisted for the role will be personally contacted.