Banking and Accounts Payable Clerk

ScS; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company seeks a Banking and Accounts Payable Clerk to join their Finance Team in Sunderland. This role involves daily reconciliation of receipts, managing supplier payments, and engaging with various stakeholders to ensure accuracy in accounts payable operations. The position is temporary for 6 months and offers a competitive salary with additional employee benefits.

Benefits

33 days holidays including bank holidays pro rata

Employee benefits platform with discounts

Colleague Discount

Career progression

Enhanced Leave Policies

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP service 24/7

Salary finance scheme

Pension Scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience within an Accounts Payable role.
• Experience in high volume invoice environment.
• Intermediate level of Excel knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Daily import of store receipts and reconciliation.
• Banking and cashbook reconciliation.
• Manage supplier base and invoice processing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Ability to work under pressure

Friendly presence

Tools

Business Central accounting software

Excel

Job description

Department: Finance

Location: Sunderland - Customer Support Centre

Compensation: £26,000 / year

Description

We are looking to recruit an Banking and Accounts Payable Clerk to join our Finance Team.

As part of the Finance team, you’ll be responsible for daily import of store receipts and reconciliation, banking posting and cashbook reconciliation. Supporting the Accounts payable team on Ensuring all suppliers are paid accurately and within agreed terms.

This position is a 6 month temporary contract.

What does the role involve?

• Responsible for daily import of store receipts, reconciling with what stores have posted to the system for both cards and cash.
• Banking and cashbook reconciliation.
• Weekly KPI reporting of banking discrepancies and timely resolution.
• Updating Banking weekly discrepancy report and liaising with Stores/Regional managers for resolution
• Manage allocated supplier base, ensuring invoices are paid accurately and within agreed terms.
• Complete monthly supplier statement reconciliation to a high quality alongside a list of actions to tidy the ledger (if applicable).
• Invoice and credit note processing for both stock vendors (furniture purchase orders) and non-stock vendors (operating business expenses).
• Proactively investigate invoice queries to ensure suppliers are paid on the next payment run.
• Proactively communicate with suppliers, Purchase Ledger Manager, head office budget holders, warehouse and store contacts, and building a strong rapport by providing a trusted service.
  
  

Who are we looking for?

• Experience within an Accounts Payable role
• Experience in high volume invoice environment
• Experience with Business Central accounting software (desirable)
• Intermediate level of Excel knowledge
• Friendly presence and helpful attitude, good interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others
• Ability to work responsibly with or without direct supervision in under pressure situation.
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong priority setting/time management
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• 33 days holidays including bank holidays pro rata
• Employee benefits platform – access to 100s of high street discounts and more – holiday discounts, gym discounts, cinema discounts, e-vouchers, cashback and more!
• Colleague Discount
• Career progression
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
• Access to our dedicated Employee Assistance Programme – to give you free access to advice and information on a range of topics
• Virtual GP – Access to a GP service 24/7
• Salary finance scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Death in Service
• Life assurance