Accounts Payable Assistant Fully Remote

We are recruting for a Fully Remote Fixed Term Contract Accounts Payable Assistant for our Bracknell based client on a permanent basis.

The position offers a competative base salary and excellent benefits including private health care.

The Accounts Payable Assistant will be responsible for activities relating to the processing and payment of supplier invoices, administration of all required business payments and related queries.

The role will entail a broad range of Finance responsibilities including multi-currency payment management whilst ensuring deadlines are met. The individual is responsible for the completion of those activities in compliance with documented internal controls, policies, procedures and practices.

Key Accountabilities:
Prepare and process supplier invoices ensuring transactional data is correctly recorded and invoice approvals comply with Authorisation Matrix
Expense claims administration
Credit card statements reconciliation ensuring all credit card items are posted to the ledger in month of statement receipt
Administration of shared email inbox
Payment administration via BACS, Faster payment & cheque, as required by the business, ensuring payments are correctly authorised and recorded in the Accounts Payable Finance system and released as per timeline requirements
Reconciliation of supplier statements
Management of payment/invoice queries and requests from both internal and external customers
Effective query resolution, liaising collaboratively with customers internally and externally
Support AP cash flow management
Assist with month end close, ensuring reporting deadlines are met
Provide cover within the team during holidays/absences
Support system and process improvements across the AP function
Assist in maintaining up-to-date procedures for the AP function for both internal and FCA purposes
Liaise with internal and external auditors in relation to Accounts Payable
Ad hoc tasks and support to the wider team in response to requests from line management

Essential Competencies:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to engage with all levels of the business
Strong analytical and mathematical skills
Problem solving attitude and ability to identify solutions that comply with policies and controls
Confidence and capability to educate and challenge colleagues to comply with more stringent policies and procedures which are evolving as the company grows
Attention to detail, good organisational and effective time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet business requirements
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as working as part of a high performing Finance team
Ability to understand and interpret data to help process improvements
Ability to prioritize workload, switching tasks to deliver key business requirements and ability to adapt to change and meet performance standards

Essential Skills and Experience:
Minimum 2 years Accounts Payable/General Ledger experience within a multi company environment
Strong working knowledge of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP
Proficient Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUPs & pivot tables)

Please note:
As you can appreciate we are currently overwhelmed with applications of individuals looking for both short term and permanent work and we can therefore only contact those applications that have relevant skills for positions that we currently have available. Should you not hear from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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