Accounts Payable Officer

Confidential; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to join a friendly SME finance team in Birmingham. You will support day-to-day AP activities and help ensure supplier accounts and transactions are processed accurately and efficiently.

The role suits someone with AP/Purchase Ledger experience, strong Excel, and familiarity with Sage 200; Joblogic exposure is a plus. You’ll work both independently and with the team, taking ownership of workload in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger.
• Proficient in Excel and data entry.
• Familiarity with Sage 200 and Joblogic is beneficial.
• Experience with CIS is advantageous.
• Organised, adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced SME.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and credit notes.
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations and resolve queries.
• Manage day-to-day cashbook entries and reconcile to bank.
• Post invoices and credit notes onto Sage.
• Investigate discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal departments to resolve queries.
• Carry out new supplier checks and chase outstanding documentation.
• Complete bank account validations.
• Assist with additional finance and administrative duties as required.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Excel

Tools

Sage 200

Joblogic

CIS

Job description

Your new company
You will be joining a well-established and successful manufacturing SME organisation as they look to strengthen their finance function with the appointment of an Accounts Payable Assistant. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly, collaborative team within a business that offers a varied role and the opportunity to take real ownership of your workload.

Your new role
Working as part of the wider finance team, you will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day Accounts Payable function and ensuring supplier accounts and transactions are processed accurately and efficiently.

Your responsibilities will include:

• - Processing supplier invoices and credit notes
• - Completing supplier statement reconciliations and resolving outstanding queries
• - Managing day-to-day cashbook entries and reconciling the cashbook to the bank
• - Posting invoices and credit notes onto Sage
• - Investigating discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices
• - Liaising with suppliers and internal departments to resolve queries and correct errors
• - Carrying out new supplier checks and chasing outstanding documentation
• - Completing bank account validations
• - Assisting with additional finance and administrative duties as required

What you'll need to succeed
You will have previous experience working in an Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or similar transactional finance position. You will be comfortable working both independently and as part of a wider finance team, with the initiative to manage your own workload and resolve queries effectively.A good working knowledge of Excel is required, while previous experience using Sage 200 and Joblogic would be beneficial, although training can be provided. Previous exposure to CIS would also be highly advantageous.Most importantly, you will be organised, adaptable and comfortable working within a fast-paced SME environment where priorities can change.