Accounts Payable Clerk

2020 Recruitment; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk for a manufacturing client in Glasgow. This full-time, on-site position involves managing the purchase to pay process, responding to vendor inquiries, and performing month-end tasks. Candidates should have a solid understanding of Accounts Payable principles, at least two years of experience in a finance role, and the right to work in the UK. Competitive salary and excellent company benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Fantastic company benefits

Training and development programme

Company incentives

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years work experience as an Accounts Payable Clerk or another role in a Finance team.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Within a commutable distance of Glasgow.

Responsibilities

• Perform the purchase to pay process - matching, processing and paying invoices.
• Review and process expense claims.
• Manage AP Mailbox and respond to inquiries.
• Conduct weekly payment runs and system reconciliations.

Skills

Knowledge of Accounts Payable principles

Attention to detail

Comfortable using multiple systems

Job description

2020 Recruitment are working with our Glasgow based manufacturer who are looking to add an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to their team on a permanent contract.

The Accounts Payable Clerk must be able to apply accounting principles and handle work that is analytical, evaluative, and advisory in nature and that requires an understanding of both accounting theory and practice.

This is a full-time position on site working dayshift Monday to Friday.

The Role

As the Accounts Payable Clerk, you will be expected to have the ability to pay attention to detail and enter a high volume of data. Comfortable running and reading accounting reports. Daily communication with employers and vendors via phone call or email.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform the purchase to pay process - matching, processing and paying invoices in line with the company's policies and procedures
• Reviewing and processing expense claims in line with company policy
• AP Mailbox - work through emails, responding to queries within timely manner
• Weekly Payment Runs
• Processing payments in various currencies
• Reviewing and processing credit card claims in line with company policy, along with reconciling credit card account on ledger
• Supplier Statement reconciliations to ensure that all invoices and payments are accounted for and properly posted
• Verify and investigate discrepancies within any vendor account by liaising with either the Supply Chain Buyer or the vendor
• Month end tasks
• Weekly system reconciliations
• Reception function (answer door and greet visitors) and mail for office
• Run various reports to keep ledgers up to date i.e. Trade Creditors, GRNI reports
• Involvement in other "ad hoc" financial projects under the guidance of the Accounts Payable Supervisor

Requirements

• Knowledge of Accounts Payable principles essential
• It would be highly beneficial if you came from Manufacturing background
• Comfortable using multiple systems
• Minimum 2 years work experience as an Accounts Payable
• Clerk or another role in a Finance team
• Right to work in the UK
• Within a commutable distance of Glasgow

Package

• Competitive salary
• Career development opportunities
• Fantastic company benefits
• Training and development programme
• Company incentives

Apply

To apply for this position or to learn more about the role please get in touch with Robert at 2020 Recruitment.