Accounts Payable Assistant 

Are you an experienced Finance Administrator looking to progress your career with one of the UK's largest Accounts Payable teams? 

About you 

• Experience in a volume-based finance role or a similar administrative shared service environment would be preferred but not essential
• Solid understanding of Microsoft Excel 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills 
• A strong team and work ethic along with a customer-centric mindset

Your Role 

You will be part of a large team, which works at pace, ensuring the accurate processing and payment of supplier invoices and providing great customer service to a wide range of internal and external customers.

The function is responsible for all administrative aspects of Accounts Payable, from supplier on-boarding right through to supplier payment, collaborating across all areas of the business and our supplier base.

The day to day role:-

• Supporting and maintaining in house systems to facilitate the business wide activity
• Maintaining and supporting in house databases and ensuring access is regularly monitored
• Completing all tasks in accordance with the company financial control framework and policies
• Investigating and resolving internal and external queries within service levels
• Reporting for daily, weekly and monthly service level agreements
• Assisting with implementing new processes and procedures
• Building and maintaining good relationships, both internal and external, across all levels
• Ensuring all data is up to date to support AP month-end processing

• General housekeeping of the Accounts Payable and The Business Services systems

What you’ll need:

• Intermediate Excel and analytical skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Confident communication skills and the ability to influence and engage at all levels
• Ability to develop strong working relationships within your team and with your customers
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload
• Good Time Management skills