Job Description

The key responsibilities will be:

• Taking responsibility and ownership for the purchase ledger function covering both the Cathedral and commercial subsidiary
• Managing the invoice approval workflows ensuring invoices are processed efficiently and the system is working correctly
• Be the main contact for all queries on the invoice management system including training for new starters
• Updating the system and providing ongoing training as appropriate
• Processing of new suppliers
• Ensure suppliers are paid each week for the Cathedral and commercial subsidiary, ensuring suppliers are paid within credit terms and setting up the BACs payment
• Manage the two invoice mailboxes ensuring all queries are responded to promptly and build strong supplier relationships
• Respond to internal queries from the finance team and wider members of staff regarding purchase invoices, purchase orders and outward payments
• Ensure supplier ledger accounts are reconciled on a regular basis to supplier statements
• Assist the Financial Controller and Finance Manager each month with the preparation of prepayments, accruals and other balance sheet items as part of the management accounts process
• Ensuring invoices paid by direct debit are correctly allocated and authorised in the systems
• Liaising with St Paul’s advisors including the Architect and Quantity Surveyor to obtain approval for capital project invoices
• Administrating, processing and reconciling the credit card statements
• Support the finance team as required

Essential:

• Part qualified or working towards an accountancy qualification (e.g. AAT, ACCA, CIMA).
• Self-motivated with a positive ‘can do’ attitude and a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to work on own initiative and generation solutions.
• Willingness to learn and get involved with a wide range of tasks.
• Have excellent communication and inter-personal skills with ability to work well with peers and co-workers at various levels.
• Possess the ability to prioritise work and meet strict deadlines while maintaining high level of accuracy.

• Willingness to learn, be enthusiastic, reliable, organised and methodical in their approach.

• IT literate, including good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Good numeracy and literacy.
• The ability to take ownership of job responsibilities and work with speed and accuracy.
• Experience of working in a comparable role.

Desirable:

• Have purchase ledger experience in a finance team / accounting function.
• Part qualified or working towards an accountancy qualification.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Willingness to learn, be enthusiastic, reliable, organised and methodical in their approach.

• IT literate, including good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Good numeracy and literacy.
• The ability to take ownership of job responsibilities and work with speed and accuracy.
• Experience of working in a comparable role.