Job Description

The finance team is very well respected and recognised here at our clients company, the function plays a huge role in our company performance and they are full of ideas to take that even further with a growing and dynamic team.
Accounts Payable Assistant
This role is for a temporary AP Assistant and will report into the AP Supervisor. This role interfaces with many other areas of the business in particular Logistics, Retail and Buying teams.
The Role:

• Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Matching stock receipted into the warehouse with supplier invoices.
• Preparation of multi-currency payment runs.
• Ensuring prompt payment for stock, enabling us to take maximum settlement discounts.
• Raising price dispute notes to the B & M Teams where necessary
• Ensuring correct debit note deductions are raised and deducted from suppliers.
• Verifying that key high value/volume debit notes are agreed by suppliers
• Review and investigation of Goods Received not Invoiced (GRNI).
• Review and investigation of unallocated cash.
• Check any accounts with debit balances, requesting refunds where appropriate
• Review and clearing down of Unapproved Invoices Register
• Reconciling key supplier accounts on a regular rotational basis, to ensure clear visibility of issues on major accounts
• Assisting with the production of weekly/monthly KPI reporting.
• Assisting the Team Leader with the production of weekly/monthly reporting for management accounts purposes.
• Liaise with auditors during year end process.

What Success Looks Like:

• Paying suppliers within agreed time frames and resolution of queries in a timely manner.
• Maintaining good supplier relationships.
• Cultivating and maintaining good internal business relationships

We'd love to meet someone with:

• Experience dealing with multi country/currency transactions from stock receipt to payment
• Exposure to high volume AP processing
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Accurate and logical approach to work
• Great Time Management Skills
• A Proactive approach to problem solving
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to rapid change
   

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities