Job Description

Your new role

As Accounts Payable Assistant you will be involved in all aspects of the invoicing process. From ensuring invoices are processed through the purchase ledger to managing regular payment runs, and other ad hoc payments and bank transfers. You will be responsible for maintaining the accounts payable function and processing payments for the Corporation.

You will work with a variety of colleagues at all levels across the business to provide support on our purchase order and invoice approval systems and to ensure that the relevant accounts payable policies and procedures are followed.

As an Account Payable Assistant, you will prepare inputs into our cashflow forecasts and also perform relevant accounts payable reconciliations.

You will also be responsible for supplier reconciliations and regular contact with our suppliers to ensure invoices and payments are processed in a timely manner. You will therefore be liaising with our suppliers on a regular basis.

You’ll report directly to the Financial Accountant.

What you’ll get in return

This is a Part-Time role working 22.5 hours per week. Pro-rata salary is around GBP 18,000 plus Benefits.

Everyone wants a good work life balance and you will be working with a truly flexible employer, fully embracing a working from home culture and flexible working hours.

You will have your birthday and Christmas Eve as an additional bonus to the already fantastic holiday allowance and of course…a generous pension contribution.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

We’d like you to have some great examples of how you manage invoice processing and payments and how you work with stakeholders to enable you to manage the relevant accounts payable processes. We’d also like to hear how you have managed supplier relationships in relation to processing invoices and supplier reconciliations. You will have experience in facilitating payment of invoices in a timely manner whilst ensuring invoices are logged, approved and checked for accuracy and compliancy. You’ll have a good knowledge of purchase ledger systems and purchase order processes. You’ll have outstanding stakeholders’ management and communication skills. You will be confident in producing reports and performing reconciliations.