Accounts Payable Clerk

Confidential; London Borough of Croydon; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed are supporting a client in Croydon to hire an Accounts Payable Clerk for their head office. You will own the purchase ledger, process around 500 invoices monthly in Sage 50, and ensure accurate coding and timely payments.

The role requires solid Excel skills, experience in accounts payable, and a proactive, detail-oriented approach with strong communication across operations and finance teams.

Qualifications

• Previous accounts experience required with a preference for accounts payable experience.
• Confident using Excel; experience with Sage 50 is desirable
• Well-organised with strong attention to detail
• A proactive team player with good communication skills

Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for the purchase ledger process.
• Posting approximately 500 purchase invoices per month onto Sage 50 (manual entry and Excel upload).
• Matching purchase orders and proof of deliveries to invoices.
• Liaising with suppliers to resolve invoice queries and disputed charges.
• Coordinating the client recharge process and accurately coding invoices in Sage.
• Preparing and processing the monthly purchase payment run in Sage, liaising with Directors on disputed invoices.
• Reconciling supplier statements.
• Posting weekly bank and card payments.
• Reviewing and posting payments on account.
• Managing the Accounts Payable inbox.
• Liaising with internal teams, including Operations and Directors.
• Supporting with ad-hoc finance and administrative tasks as required.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Excel

Attention to detail

Team player

Communication

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

Reed are currently working you a very successful and established provider of both cleaning and maintenance services to a range of clients across the UK. They have approached Reed to support them with their search to hire an Accounts Payable Clerk to join their dedicated finance team based out of their head office in Croydon. This is an opportunity of joining a growing business and an organisation where collaboration is at the core of the success of the business.

As the newly appointed Accounts Payable Clerk you will have some experience of working in a dedicated accounts role preferably with exposure to accounts payable duties. You will be confident in using Excel and had experience of using an accounts system eg Sage 50.

Your duties and responsibilities will include :

• Full responsibility for the purchase ledger process
• Posting approximately 500 purchase invoices per month onto Sage 50 (manual entry and Excel upload)
• Matching purchase orders and proof of deliveries to invoices
• Liaising with suppliers to resolve invoice queries and disputed charges
• Coordinating the client recharge process and accurately coding invoices in Sage
• Preparing and processing the monthly purchase payment run in Sage, liaising with Directors on disputed invoices
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Posting weekly bank and card payments
• Reviewing and posting payments on account
• Managing the Accounts Payable inbox
• Liaising with internal teams, including Operations and Directors
• Supporting with ad-hoc finance and administrative tasks as required

Your experience, skillsets and experience will include :

• Previous accounts experience required with a preference for accounts payable experience.
• Confident using Excel; experience with Sage 50 is desirable
• Well-organised with strong attention to detail
• A proactive team player with good communication skills

Salary range is £26,000-£28,000 dependent on experience.