Accounts Payable Clerk

MacKenzie King; Essex; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

MacKenzie King are working with a globally recognised business in north Essex to provide temporary support for their Accounts Payable team on a 6-month fixed term contract. You will work closely with the AP team to ensure timely processing of the purchase ledger during a busy period.

The successful candidate will manage a high-volume workload with a keen eye for detail. SAP experience is advantageous but not essential, as full training will be provided; previous AP experience is essential to hit

Qualifications

• Relevant experience as an Accounts Payable Clerk.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Structured and disciplined in the approach to planning and organising workload.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to manage multiple deadlines, projects and workloads.
• Commercially motivated and able to challenge & probe current data and processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of the Accounts Payable Mailbox.
• Maintain supplier's accounts on the SAP system.
• Reconciling the supplier's statement to the ledger.
• Request that new suppliers account be set up if necessary.
• Obtaining copy invoices if necessary.
• Chasing up invoices that have not been authorised promptly.
• Perform any other related tasks that might arise from time to time.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Commercial awareness

Tools

SAP

Job description

MacKenzie King are working with a globally recognised business in north Essex to find temporary support for their Accounts Payable team. This 6-month fixed term contract will work closely with the AP team to ensure the timely processing of the purchase ledger during a particularly busy period. The successful candidate will be able to manage a high-volume workload while maintaining a keen eye for detail. Experience using SAP would be advantageous, although not essential, as full training will be provided. However, previous accounts payable experience is essential to enable the successful candidate to become an effective member of the team as quickly as possible. If you enjoy working as part of a close-knit team towards a common goal, this role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a large, industry leading business.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Maintenance of the Accounts Payable Mailbox.
• Maintain supplier's accounts on the SAP system.
• Reconciling the supplier's statement to the ledger.
• Request that new suppliers account be set up if necessary.
• Obtaining copy invoices if necessary.
• Chasing up invoices that have not been authorised promptly.
• Perform any other related tasks that might arise from time to time.

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant experience as an Accounts Payable Clerk.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Structured and disciplined in the approach to planning and organising workload.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to manage multiple deadlines, projects and workloads.
• Commercially motivated and able to challenge & probe current data and processes.

Reference: 887650