MacKenzie King are excited to be recruiting a Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk for a national business based on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds. This close knit and supportive business are looking to welcome in a new member of the team to bolster their accounts payable function and play a part in the larger finance team. The right Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk candidate will be someone who works well as part of a team and is able to use their own initiative to manage the ledger successfully.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Processing Invoices in a timely manner
- Supporting the Accounts Payable Controller to ensure the supplier accounting records are maintained accurately and in a timely manner.
- Ensuring managers are up to date with any actions required and highlighting issues to the Accounts Payable Controller
- Working with the finance team and other colleagues as needed, to ensure smooth running of all accounts-related purchase processes across the business.
- Monitor and suggest improvements in the purchase to pay process as needed
- Reconciling supplier statements
- Maintaining the supplier email box and responding to supplier queries as needed
- Other ad hoc duties as assigned by the Accounts Payable Controller
Key Skills & Attributes:
- You will have a minimum of two years' experience working in a related finance role, with experience of the purchase ledger, cash book and reconciliations
- Understanding of the purchase to pay process and how the finance team and other departments impacts this
- Understanding of various banking transactions and processes, such as Direct Debit, bacs, standing orders
- Knowledge of good customer service and the part the team plays in delivering customer satisfaction