Accounts Assistant

What’s in it for you?
An opportunity to join a structured finance team in a role that plays a key part in ensuring accurate supplier payments and smooth financial operations. This position offers variety, responsibility, and the chance to work closely with finance, procurement, and wider business stakeholders.

Must have’s
Previous experience working in a purchase ledger or accounts payable role
Strong understanding of invoicing, payments, and reconciliations
Experience processing supplier invoices, credits, and payments
Confidence dealing with suppliers by email and telephone
Good working knowledge of Excel and other office IT systems
High attention to detail with the ability to manage repetitive tasks accurately
Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload
Proactive and able to work on own initiative
Nice to have’s
Basic AAT qualification or similar
Experience with three way matching of invoices to purchase orders and goods received notes
Experience supporting audits or VAT reporting
Exposure to processing employee expenses
Experience working with accounting or finance systems
So, what will you be doing?
Entering supplier invoices, credits, and payments accurately onto the accounting system
Coding transactions correctly and maintaining error free purchase ledger accounts
Matching supplier invoices to purchase orders and goods received notes and resolving discrepancies
Ensuring non purchase order invoices are appropriately authorised
Processing weekly and monthly payment runs and ensuring suppliers are paid correctly and on time
Reconciling supplier statements and resolving account differences
Processing employee expense claims
Managing payments on account and proforma suppliers
Resolving invoice queries and liaising with procurement and budget holders
Building and maintaining strong professional relationships with suppliers
Assisting with month end reporting and identification of liabilities
Supporting ad hoc finance projects and report preparation
Maintaining organised filing and archiving of financial records
Assisting with audit queries and regulatory reporting as required
Helpful extras
Positive team focused approach with strong communication skills
Flexibility to support other areas of the finance team when required
Willingness to contribute ideas for process improvement and customer service excellence