Job Description
Accounts Payable Clerk
Location: Kettering
Summary of the Role
Our client based in Kettering is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable clerk to cover for a 12 month maternity leave contract, working full-time hours.
The successful candidate will be focused on supplier reconciliations, matching invoices, bank management & ensuring process / payment terms compliance.
Key duties include:
Ensuring supplier invoices are approved, manage queries & resolve in a timely manner, identify issues & take corrective action,
Supplier payments to terms, update stakeholders & internal,
Bank / statement reconciliations, payments & postings (BACS, DD, Same Day Payment, etc),
End-to-end process review, identifying & implementing areas of improvement,
Identify areas of non-compliance for non-purchase orders, urgent payment requests and the invoice pool. Work to resolve with procurement dept,
Identify / deliver process review & efficiency improvements,
Support AP team leader with resolution of invoice queries and other relevant queries where escalation is required,
Audits relevant to AP & Bank.
The Right Person
Immediately available / able to start on short notice,
Min. two-years' experience of working in high-volume purchase ledger,
OCR / electronic invoicing experience would be ideal,
Excellent numeracy, literacy & attention to detail,
Confident, outgoing & excellent communication skills,
Be focused & not easily distracted,
Experience of Microsoft Excel / Pivot Tables / V-Lookups would be a particular advantage.
Package
Appointment Type: 12 month maternity contract
Salary £25-£27K Negotiable (subject to experience)
Hours: 35hrs per week
Partial remote working available after introductory period... but you must be local / willing to commute to Kettering on a regular basis
If you - or someone you might know - are interested & think this opportunity may be suitable,