Purchase Ledger/Accounts Payable

A permanent opportunity has arisen in our Colnbrook client for an experienced Accounts Payable/Purchae Ledger Assistant.

Account Payable Essential Skills

- Analytical skills

- Detail oriented and organised

- Computation skills

- Leadership abilities

- Written and oral communication skills

- Problem solving skills

Accounts Payable Roles & Responsibilities

- Post business transactions, process invoices, verify financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records

- Provide other clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the organisation

- Maintain meticulous records of outstanding payables

- Ensure the accuracy of an organization’s financial documents for payment, auditing and tax purposes

- Protect businesses against unintentional overpayment

- Practice effective monitoring to ensure payments are made to vendors in a timely manner

Day-to-Day Duties

- Clarify any questionable invoice items, prices or receiving signatures

- Assemble and review invoices to be completed for payment

- Maintain copies of vouchers, invoices or correspondence necessary for files

- Type periodic reports and other records

- Obtain proper information and/or data regarding invoice payments

- Check vendor files for any previous payments and assign voucher numbers

- Prepare vouchers listing invoice number, date, vendor address, item description, amounts and coding per accounting policies and procedures

- Reconcile bank statements

- Input daily bookkeeping and record keeping

- Payment Runs

- Verify invoices against purchase orders and ensure goods or services were received before issuing payment to vendors