Job Description

More specifically, duties will include the following:

• Ensure that supplier invoices are appropriately authorised and coded
• Ensure that staff expense claims are appropriately authorised and coded
• Ensure that all supplier invoices and staff expense claims are processed accurately and efficiently
• Organise production of regular payment run for authorised signature in accordance with payment deadlines and remit payments
• Ensure that all queries and requests are dealt with efficiently and professionally.
• Assist with opening and distributing the inwards correspondence to the Finance Department
• Ensure cheques received for banking are properly logged, authorised, posted to the ledgers, and lodged with the bank
• Ensure payment requisitions received are properly authorised, posted to the ledgers, and provided to the requisitioning department
• Ensure that BACS and CHAPS receipts and payments appearing on the bank statements are properly authorised and posted to the ledgers
• Maintain a petty cash float that is regularly balanced and posted to the ledgers and ensuring that all payments have been properly authorised
• Deal with client queries
• Deal with staff queries
• Assist with filing and archiving
• Assist as required with general accounting tasks performed by the Finance Team
• Perform other duties as reasonably directed by the line manager.

Candidate specification:

• Prior accounts payable experience
• IT literate

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities