Job Description

The role is to deal with all aspects of the payables function from start to finish and deal with additional tasks including systems support. The last individual that we placed within the business has now qualified and is dealing with all financial and management accounting reporting. The desire of the FD is that this role will follow the same path. With this in mind the client is looking for someone that has ledger experience and is looking to qualify as an accountant in the next 3 to 5 years and so may already have started studying.

The business have a small and supportive senior management team that are looking forward to working with someone driven, ambitious, and committed to making this role the best it can be. They need someone that will take ownership of the payables function and take on project and costing reporting too.

Duties: 

• Management of one AP person, train, supervise and performance manage
• Ensure all cost coding is accurate and correct
• Oversee overhead costs for certain projects
• Adding all new suppliers
• Support the PO function including training of staff
• Gain authorisation for costs from teams
• Prepare and submit payment run to Head of Finance
• Assist in the preparation of meaningful cost information: project costing reports; costing analysis for the Finance Director
• Work closely with the commercial and procurement functions to provide seamless management of the processing of purchase invoices; and production of cost reports
• Take ad hoc projects and responsibilities as allocated by the Head of Finance

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Active studier AAT, ACCA or CIMA Experience of accounts payable from start to finish Excellent systems experience including Excel  Mature attitude and supportive team player