Accounts Payable Finance Assistant

Confidential; Witham; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Free on-site parking

Immediate start

Job summary

Confidential, based in Witham, is seeking an Accounts Payable Finance Assistant for a 3-month temporary assignment. The role involves high-volume purchase ledger processing, BACS payments, and contributing to a new finance system rollout.

Requires a full driving licence with own vehicle, strong Excel skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced public sector environment. Hybrid working begins with in-office training and on-site parking is provided.

Qualifications

• Purchase ledger experience with high volumes of transactions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables and formulas
• Confident with IT systems and comfortable with high-value financial responsibility
• Accurate and methodical, with good attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills, and able to stay calm and professional under pressure
• Works well alone and as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Registering invoices, matching them to orders and getting approval for variances over £100
• Preparing and checking BACS payment runs, including high-value payments of up to £500k per supplier and £1m per run
• Creating BACS files for the bank and sending supplier remittances
• Resolving invoice queries, reconciling supplier statements and keeping scanned invoice records up to date
• Chasing approvals from managers and authorisers
• Processing staff expense and mileage claims in line with policy
• Giving budget managers and auditors the financial information they need
• Helping to roll out and improve the new finance system
• Monitoring the team's shared mailboxes, keeping filing up to date and covering colleagues when they're away

Skills

Purchase ledger

Excel skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Driving licence

Independence/Teamwork

Education

AAT qualification (or studying towards it)

Tools

ERP systems

Posting journals

Job description

Accounts Payable Finance Assistant - Temporary

Witham, Essex £18 per hour 37 hours per week 3 months, immediate start

Please note: because of our client's location, this role is only open to drivers with their own vehicle. The site can't easily be reached by public transport. Free on-site parking is provided for employees.

We're recruiting an experienced, reliable and motivated Accounts Payable Finance Assistant on behalf of a well-established public sector organisation based in Witham. This 3-month temporary assignment starts immediately. You'd be joining a friendly finance team that is bringing in a new finance system.

Key responsibilities

• Registering invoices, matching them to orders and getting approval for variances over £100
• Preparing and checking BACS payment runs, including high-value payments of up to £500k per supplier and £1m per run
• Creating BACS files for the bank and sending supplier remittances
• Resolving invoice queries, reconciling supplier statements and keeping scanned invoice records up to date
• Chasing approvals from managers and authorisers
• Processing staff expense and mileage claims in line with policy
• Giving budget managers and auditors the financial information they need
• Helping to roll out and improve the new finance system
• Monitoring the team's shared mailboxes, keeping filing up to date and covering colleagues when they're away

About you

Essential

• A full driving licence and your own vehicle. This is essential because of where the site is
• Purchase ledger experience with high volumes of transactions in a fast-paced environment
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables and formulas
• Confident with IT systems and comfortable with high-value financial responsibility
• Accurate and methodical, with good attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills, and able to stay calm and professional under pressure
• Works well alone and as part of a team

Desirable

• AAT qualification (or studying towards it)
• Experience with ERP systems or posting journals
• Public sector experience

What's on offer

• £18 per hour
• 37 hours per week
• Hybrid working. NOTE: You'll be in the office every day at first while you're trained
• Free on-site parking for employees
• Immediate start

Please note; you must be available to interview in person next Monday / Tuesday and be available for an immediate start.