Are you a detail-oriented professional with a passion and understanding of finance and administration? Do you have exceptional communication and organisational skills? Are you seeking a temporary assignment within a dynamic professional environment? If so, Signature Recruitment is pleased to offer an Accounts Payable Assistant role for our client, a prestigious London College. The is a full-time position with an immediate start and will run for six months. It is offered on a hybrid work structure, with one day a week working from home.
As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you will play an important role with the small Finance team. You will report to the Finance Manager providing comprehensive financial administrative support ensuring strict adherence to financial regulations and procedures. Your duties will include raising invoices, processing payments, managing suppliers, data entry, and addressing ad-hoc administrative duties.
Accounts Payable Assistant Key Responsibilities:
* Reporting to the Finance Manager providing financial administrative support focused on Accounts Payable processing with an understanding of VAT
* Managing invoice workflow - accurately processing and matching invoices to purchase orders and entry of invoices into the finance system
* Actioning prepayments, intercompany allocations and the weekly payment runs
* Administering corporate credit expenses and staff expense claims
* Processing GBP and foreign currency payments
* Assisting with other ad hoc finance tasks in order to support the team and wider institution
Accounts Payable Assistant Key Skills:
* Experience of working in an Accounts Payable role with a good understanding of financial management systems
* Excellent organisation with good time management to work on repetitive tasks whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
* A confident and proactive team player with good communication skills to liaise with all stakeholders
* Highly proficient IT skills - MS Dynamics and Concur experience is desirable
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic financial team. If you are a detail-oriented, personable professional with the ability to work effectively and efficiently in a process driven role, please apply today.
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