Job Description

Company Overview

Company was founded on the belief that human insights drive intelligent investment decisions.

To make the right investment decisions, our clients require access to the most relevant experts and their insights – we enable this through private consultations and exclusive content drawn from expert interviews.

Our clients consist of some of the largest private equity funds, hedge funds, mutual funds and management consulting firms, who are serviced by a team of over 900 employees located across eight global offices.

Company operates in a global, multi-billion-dollar market with double digit annual growth and has consistently received accolades for Great Places to Work and the top 100 fastest growing companies.

Position Overview

We are looking for experienced Accounts Payable candidates who can demonstrate working knowledge of start-finish Accounts Payable and a wider understanding of the implications of journals and how Purchase Ledger effects the rest of a finance function.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Inputting vendor invoices onto Netsuite for vendors
• Timely and accurate transaction processing and query handling (in relation to invoices, credit notes and expenses)
• Providing quality customer service
• Supplier account management including statement reconciliations
• Applying direct debits
• Ah-hoc duties as required
• Setting up all Supplier accounts on the accounting software and ensuring master data accuracy
• Gathering credit card statements and receipts and entering on system on monthly basis
• Setting up payments in bank
• Checking expense claim and making sure that employees follow expenses policy
• Paying our 'specialists' (large volume of transactions paid in BACs, SEPA, Wire, ACH, cheques and multiple currencies from multiple bank accounts on weekly basis) - this work has been spread out but the ability to cover in anyone's absence is still required.
• Dealing with specialist tickets (queries)
• Dealing with month end queries from the management accounts team
• Daily bank reconciliations and cash flow
• Ensure the appropriate authorisations are gained prior to payment of invoices, in line with group policy

Skills

• Good understanding of the AP process
• Strong system experience and prior knowledge of accounting packages
• Ability to work in a fast-paced transactional environment under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Excel skills at intermediate level (preferable)
• Strong work ethic with a positive attitude
• Good communication skills, both written and verbally
• Good organisation skills
• Team player
• Ability to adapt and learn new tools and techniques, and willingness to embrace opportunities for change
• Can-do attitude, ability to meet deadlines

Qualifications

• Good understanding of the AP process
• 1 years experience in AP Clerk position

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good understanding of the AP process • Strong system experience and prior knowledge of accounting packages • Ability to work in a fast-paced transactional environment under pressure and to tight deadlines • Excel skills at intermediate level (preferable) • Strong work ethic with a positive attitude • Good communication skills, both written and verbally • Good organisation skills • Team player • Ability to adapt and learn new tools and techniques, and willingness to embrace opportunities for change • Can-do attitude, ability to meet deadlines