Job Description

Are you an Accounts Payable Clerk seeking a new and challenging role. Can you see yourself working with on one the UK's largest property investment and development companies. If so, my client has experienced recent growth and due to this, they are looking to hire an Accounts Payable Clerk that will join their London Headquarters.

The Accounts Payable Clerk will oversee a high volume of bank reconciliations and have tight deadlines to work to. You'll be working within the payment operations team and be a key part in their day to day processes.

Accounts payable clerk key responsibilities:

• Proactively ensure that invoices are paid within 30 days in accordance with our Commitment to the Prompt Payment Code.
• Scan/Log invoices received from suppliers.
• Check all invoice details have been entered correctly.
• Ensure correct coding and PO numbers to each invoice (EAR codes).
• Coordinate invoices to ensure that they are approved by the appropriate executive, coded against the correct project/property/department.
• Proactively monitor the approval of invoices, ensuring this is performed promptly.
• Coordinate with external suppliers to ensure smooth payment process.
• Send back invoices without a valid EAR/PO number or that are addressed incorrectly.
• Process authorised invoices for payment by BACS (weekly), CHAPS, Faster Payment and Cheques.
• Monitor all outstanding debt balances are regularly cleared from the purchase ledger.
• Reconciliation of supplier statements, ensuring all issues are fully dealt with.
• Set up budgets for the allocation of expenditure in Expenditure Montitoring System (EMS)

Accounts Payable Clerk required skills:

• Property/ECS and bookkeeping experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, QUBE Accounting, Excel and Word.
• Proactive, team player that is hardworking and professional.
• Willing to learn new skills and always strives for improvement.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities