Accounts Payable Assistant - &35,000pa

Confidential; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join its finance team in West London. This office-based role involves accurate supplier payments, reconciling orders, receipts and invoices, and maintaining supplier accounts.

You will onboard new suppliers, perform credit checks, manage high invoice volumes, resolve supplier queries, and prepare timely payment runs in line with payment terms. Strong Excel skills and experience with accounting software are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts Payable role.
• Experience using accounting systems with strong MS Excel skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail; able to manage priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile purchase orders, receipts and invoices to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain supplier accounts and resolve discrepancies.
• Onboard new suppliers including credit checks and bank detail verification.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve supplier queries.
• Process a high volume of supplier invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Prepare and process payment runs in line with agreed payment terms.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Attention to detail

Excel

Prioritisation

Organisational skills

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

A well-established and successful business are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join their finance team.

This is an office-based position in West London, to be suitable you will need to live within a reasonable and commutable distance of the office.

Working as part of the finance team, you will be responsible for the accurate and efficient management of supplier payments and accounts.

Your key responsibilities working in Accounts Payable will include reconciling purchase orders, receipts and invoices to ensure accuracy, maintaining supplier accounts and resolving discrepancies, onboarding new suppliers including credit checks and bank detail verification, reconciling supplier statements, resolving supplier queries, processing a high volume of supplier invoices accurately and efficiently, and preparing and processing payment runs in line with agreed payment terms.

The ideal candidate will have experience working within an Accounts Payable role and experience using accounting systems with strong MS Excel skills. You will have excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and will be comfortable working in a busy environment, managing priorities and meeting deadlines.

The salary on offer is up to £35,000 per annum.