Accounts Payable Assistant Location: Heathrow Salary: Up to £30,000 DOE + Discretionary Annual Bonus
Are you an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking for a new opportunity with a long standing and highly stable business? We are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant on behalf of our client, a leading company based near Heathrow.
About the Role: As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you will be responsible for managing bank reconciliations, handling client accounts, and maintaining cashbooks. You will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial transactions, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the finance team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform bank reconciliations for all client accounts using Vision
- Conduct month-end reconciliations
- Open and close client accounts as required
- Process payment requests through the online banking system within client SLA
- Update Excel cashbooks and post transactions to the system
- Report on client account balances to the operations team
- Revalue client accounts as necessary
- Reconcile client accounts on a monthly basis
- Resolve queries promptly and liaise with operations and banks as needed
- Identify and implement efficiency improvements
- Assist with other ad-hoc duties as required
What We're Looking For Up to one year's experience working in accounts or a finance department, preferably within a professional services environment
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and V-lookups
- Familiarity with Vision or similar accounting software
- Ability to produce high-quality work to strict deadlines and adapt as needed
- Confidence in communicating with both finance and non-finance professionals at all levels
- Experience handling confidential data with trustworthiness and integrity
Benefits Include:
- Hybrid working (Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm)
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Life Assurance (Death in Service) Scheme
- Company Private Healthcare Scheme
- Pension Scheme
- Competitive salary up to £30k plus discretionary annual bonus
Additional Information:
- Standard working hours are 9:00 – 17:00; however, flexibility is required as attendance outside these hours may occasionally be needed
- Some travel may be required
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