Accounts Payable Associate

Alvarez & Marsal; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

This innovative firm seeks a detail-oriented Accounts Payable professional to join their dynamic Finance Team in London. In this pivotal role, you will ensure timely processing of vendor invoices and expense claims while providing exceptional service to senior stakeholders. You will collaborate with a talented team, leveraging your strong organisational and communication skills to tackle complex tasks in a fast-paced environment. With a commitment to career development and a positive workplace culture, this opportunity offers a chance to thrive within a global organization that values individual contributions and teamwork.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Career Development Opportunities

Dynamic Global Work Environment

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with excellent accuracy.
• Ability to interact well with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Process vendor invoices and manage weekly multi-currency payments.
• Respond to queries from internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication Skills

Team Player

Deadline Orientation

Excel Competency

Microsoft Office

Tools

Concur

Job description

Description

About the firm:

Alvarez & Marsal is a leading independent global professional services firm, specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. With more than 10,000 professionals based in over 80 locations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value.

Role Background:

Joining the Finance Team located in London, and part of an established finance team in the European Head Office in Finsbury Circus, London, the Finance team supports offices across Europe and the Middle East as part of the shared service function.

The Accounts Payable team is responsible for supplier payment runs across our UK and European offices and the processing of staff expenses. Invoices and expenses are sent over daily and need to be checked, coded and then paid as part of the weekly cycle.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Supervisor, this key role is customer service focused and an important one-stop service for our internal stakeholders, many of whom are very senior and high caliber individuals.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Coding, uploading and processing vendor invoices prior to them being sent out via workflow for approval.
2. Collating and processing weekly vendor multi-currency payments.
3. Setting up new vendors across all the Middle East, Europe and Eurasia offices.
4. Reconciling vendor statements and bank payment allocations.
5. Responding to queries/requests for information from internal stakeholders and suppliers on a daily basis.
6. Checking staff expenses via the Concur platform.
7. Assisting with the provision of documents and information for country audits.

Skills and qualifications:

• Excellent levels of accuracy with strong organisational skills.
• You will be a strong team player who can interact easily with your colleagues and have strong communication skills, and a good sense of humour.
• Deadline orientated and able to prioritise.
• Competency with Excel, Word and Microsoft Office.
• Positive work ethic in the workplace with motivation to learn new skills.

What can we offer you?

• Competitive salary.
• Career development: A&M expects high performance and rewards individual contributions to the team's success.
• The opportunity to work for a dynamic global organization and deal with the complexities of a global business.