Senior AP Accounts Assistant

KBM Training & Recruitment; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensuring accuracy in all financial tasks, reducing the risk of errors and ensuring compliance.
• Efficiently managing financial data, generating reports, and streamlining processes.
• Maintaining accurate records and resolving discrepancies to ensure financial integrity.
• Managing and reconciling online sales, ensuring smooth financial operations.
• Interpreting financial data, enabling informed decision-making and supporting month-end processes.
• Handling diverse tasks and responsibilities, ensuring that deadlines are met without compromising quality.
• Collaborating with team members and effectively addressing any issues or inquiries from suppliers and customers.
• Fostering a supportive work environment and enhancing overall team performance.
• Navigating financial challenges and implementing effective solutions to improve processes.
• Balancing multiple tasks, particularly during busy periods like month-end close, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to maintain accuracy in processing invoices, reconciling accounts, and managing financial records to minimize errors.
• Experience with accounting systems (e.g., Sage, QuickBooks) to efficiently manage transactions and reports.
• Strong skills in reconciling GRNs, supplier accounts, and bank statements, ensuring all discrepancies are addressed promptly.
• Familiarity with processing online sales transactions and resolving related queries effectively.
• Ability to analyze financial data and contribute to month-end journal entries, including prepayments and depreciation.
• Strong organizational abilities to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workloads, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with internal teams and addressing supplier/customer inquiries.
• Proven ability to work effectively within a team, providing support to finance and operations departments.
• Aptitude for identifying issues and proposing solutions, particularly in financial discrepancies or transaction processing.
• Effective time management skills to handle month-end closing processes and ensure timely payment management.