- Accounts Payable Assistant
- Up to £23 per hour which equates to just over £41,500pa
- Initial 3 month contract but could extend
- Hybrid role based in London - Paddington 2-3 days per week
Working for a fantastic global pharmaceutical company we are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join their friendly team on an initial 3 month contract.
This role is fulltime working Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm and paying up to £23 per hour which equates to a salary of £41,500 per annum
The ideal candidate will be happy to be based on-site at their Paddington Offices 2/3 days per week and the rest working remotely
The ideal candidate will have:
- AAT Level 2 or Level 3 qualifications
- Ideally around 3 years minimum experience in an Accounts Payable role
- Experience working within a multi-lingual / multi-currency environment
- Good knowledge of UK VAT
- The ideal candidate will have a second language Dutch, German, French, Spanish but this is Not essential
The systems used are NetSuite, Palette and Certify so any experience in these will also be a bonus
Your accountabilities:
- Keeping all AP and AR ledgers and bank accounts up to date and reconciled (Italy invoice entry out of scope)
- Scanning, reviewing and booking of purchase invoices, credit cards and expenses into the ERP system
- Obtaining coding and approvals for expenses from budget holders
- Supplier and bank account reconciliations and follow up of unreconciled items
- Prepare automated weekly payment runs for all entities, also processing manual payments into the ERP system
- Maintaining open purchase orders to ensure redundant POs are closed and open PO status is checked regularly with requestors
- Supporting the month end closing by providing information on unprocessed invoices and timesheets
- Audit expense claims for compliance with Company expenses policy and for VAT compliance
- Set up Vendor master data for new suppliers or changes thereto.
- Reconcile company credit cards and check that supporting documents comply with company policy as well as tax requirements.
Personal attributes:
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Ability to effectively multi-task, be proactive and self-motivated
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and work under the pressure
- Exceptional attention to detail
- A team player able to work with and through others
- Proficient MS Office skills, competent Excel skills
- Professional, polite, friendly and helpful manner
If you feel you have the level of experience within Accounts Payable for this role and you're available and able to commit to an initial 3-month contract please apply and we will be in touch. Thank you.