Accounts Payable Assistant

Contract: Temp to Perm
Location: High Wycombe
Pay: £14.50 p.h then £28k
 
As an Accounts Payable Assistant you will receive invoices/credit notes from both Intercompany and Third-Party suppliers for goods and services. Timely input and payment of these is crucial to maintain the smooth running of the business. You will also be required to perform other clerical tasks in accordance with standard accounting procedures and documentation.
 
Responsibilities:
 

• Process purchase invoices and credits onto the Accounts Payable Ledger
• Account for the correct treatment of VAT, where applicable
• Carry out supplier statement reconciliations and resolve differences
• Verify details on the invoice match delivery details, quantities, and price.
• Deal with invoice queries internally and externally
• Resolve significant issues (eg. final demand letters) promptly
• Liaise with suppliers via telephone and e-mail
• General clerical duties.

 
Requirements:
 

• Previous finance experience
• Excellent communication skills at all levels in person, by telephone and in writing
• Keen, flexible, ‘can do’ attitude
• Ability to work in a team
• Attention to detail, thoroughness, ability to analyse information
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Keyboard numeracy/data entry skills essential
• Excel skills essential (pivot tables, look ups etc)
• Proactively looks at continuous improvement and seeks out problems and trends
• Ability to build/maintain working relationships
• Accounts Payable experience