Accounts Payable Assistant – Solihull
Accounts Payable Assistant to join a team working from Solihull on a temporary basis for 6 months.
This post will be working on specific supplier accounts and dedicate their time processing invoices on our systems, verifying details are correct and accurate and the reconciliation of the accounts.
Duties
- Processing/ reviewing purchase ledger invoices in an accurate and timely manner to ensure our suppliers are paid as per their contractual terms.
- Reconciliation of supplier statements.
- Working collaboratively with relevant departments to resolve queries promptly to ensure our aged debt is minimal.
- Track supplier queries & complaints and drive resolution via the appropriate escalation routes within the relevant business functions (i.e. Procurement, Commercial, Finance etc.).
- Ensure that all invoices are VAT compliant.
- Perform ongoing housekeeping activities to maintain clean ledgers.
- Assist with internal and external audits to ensure complete, timely and accurate responses to information requests.
- Actively support the sharing of new ideas and best practice across all areas.
- Support any other reasonable requests on ad-hoc projects or tasks as agreed.
Candidate Requirements
- Experience of purchase ledger
- Practical knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint and flexibility to learn new IT systems & applications.
- Numerically accurate and confident in written and verbal communications with suppliers and subcontractors.
- Ability to analyse and interpret financial information
- Ability to communicate at all levels with both financial and non-financial management
- COINS experience would be beneficial
You will be working 5 days a week from the Solihull office and home working for 2 days is available once full training has been given.
