Page Personnel is currently recruiting for a highly successful Financial Consultancy firm in Canary Wharf. They are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join their team on a temporary-to-permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have a background in the Financial Services sector and a minimum of 3+ years of Accounts Payable experience. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative team with potential for growth.
Client Details
Page Personnel is currently recruiting for a highly successful Financial Consultancy firm based in Canary Wharf. They are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join their team on a temporary-to-permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have a background in the Financial Services sector and a minimum of 3+ years of Accounts Payable experience. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative team with significant potential for career growth.
Our client operates globally and holds a significant presence in the market, continuing to grow as a successful business. They are looking to move quickly on this role, offering an immediate start with interviews commencing next week.
Description
As Accounts Payable Clerk, your key duties will include:
- Verify that all invoices are properly approved and categorised, ensuring they are coded to the correct accounts and matched with corresponding purchase orders or receipts for accurate payment processing.
- Handle the accurate entry and posting of inter-company invoices within the SAP system, ensuring compliance with company policies and international financial standards.
- Proactively liaise with vendors to request any missing or overdue invoices, ensuring that all payables are accounted for and processed in a timely manner.
- Accurately track and apply any prepayments made to vendors, ensuring they are recorded in SAP and reflected correctly in financial reports.
- Perform regular vendor account reconciliations to ensure that all transactions are accurately recorded, resolving any discrepancies between internal records and vendor statements.
- Support the finance team with month-end closing activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and other tasks to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Profile
A successful Accounts Payable Clerk should have:
- Experience posting invoices in SAP R/3 (or similar) both with and without purchase orders, as required
- Experience processing employee expense claims
- Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- AAT qualification or studying towards it is desirable
- Minimum of two to three years' experience as an Accounts Payable Assistant in a busy finance environment with overseas subsidiaries
- Strong understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounts payable principles
- Excellent time management and workload efficiency skills
- High attention to detail
- Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables and advanced functions
- Willingness to go the extra mile to prevent mistakes and identify opportunities for improved efficiency
Job Offer
Offered to you!!
Immediate start + Salary ranging up to £45,000 (dependent on experience) + Temporary to permanent position + Opportunity to work within a driven and collaborative team + London location, Canary Wharf + Opportunity to work in the dynamic financial services industry + Team lunches and collaboration days + The opportunity to work anywhere you like for 4 weeks out of the year + A chance to develop and enhance your accounting and finance skills + Hybrid working (2 days from home per week)
If you are a dedicated and proactive individual looking for an opportunity in the financial services industry, don't hesitate to apply for the role of Accounts Payable Clerk.