Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk

We Do Group are delighted to be supporting a training provider based in London, recruiting a Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk on a 2-3 month assignment.

The business are migrating onto a new accounting system and one of the existing team members has been pulled into testing so they need someone to backfill their day to day work until the system goes live.

Hybrid: 1 day in the office (Tuesday), 4 days from home
Rate: £20-25 p/h (inside IR35)

The Role

• To ensure that purchase invoices are matched to purchase orders and goods received notes so that suppliers are paid within the agreed payment terms and that properly authorised staff expense claims are settled promptly
• To chase staff to complete Goods Receive Notes (GRNs), invoice variance approvals and other such approvals required
• To effectively manage external and internal customer queries, so that the queries are resolved as soon as possible
• To prepare and check the supplier payment run and ensure any supplier payment related queries are dealt with in a timely manner
• To ensure the business pays all suppliers within 30 days of receipt of invoice in accordance with the Prompt Payment Code
• To reconcile supplier statements to ensure that all supplier invoices have been correctly accounted for
• To offer advice and guidance around nominal codes for purchase requisitions and purchase orders and to support the procurement team in championing procurement best practice
• To demonstrate commitment to the provision of a high standard of customer service
• Work in such a way as to minimise the risks to the information technology environment safely, securely and confidently
• Have regard for your own actions and those of others in the interests of safety
• To assist with other Accounts Payable work as required

Your Profile

• Experienced in Accounts Payable
• Effective communicator - written & verbal
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel
• Available on short notice