Accounts Payable Administrator

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a leading, FTSE 250 investment platform as an Accounts Payable Administrator. This role sits within the coporate accountancy team. The role offers the opportunity to work within a renowned company with a great culture.

Client Details

A FTSE 250 financial services firm - a leading independent investment platform. This role sits in their ideally located City of London/Central London office.

Description

Duties of the Accounts Payable Administrator:

• processing a high volume of invoices using the accounting system Navision, Excel, and processing payments on Bankline;

• dealing with staff expenses and company credit cards;

• raising and processing payment requests via cheque, chaps and bacs;

• double entry bookkeeping of invoices in the accounting system, including on the prepayments basis where relevant;

• scanning and filing invoices;

• liaising with vendors on a daily basis regarding payments;

• assisting accountants with the variance analysis of costs;

• providing Heads of Department with departmental cost reports and invoice copies;

• Keeping track of aged creditors and stale cheques;

• Petty cash and inter-company reconciliations.

• Quarterly profit verification and annual audits:

• liaising with third parties such as auditors when required;

• Preparing information for the purposes of auditor review.

• Ad hoc tasks to assist the Corporate Accounting team including:

• providing general support in a busy finance department;

• Supporting daily bank reconciliations for 25 corporate bank accounts.

• Payroll:

• Learning and assisting with staff payroll and client pension payroll and queries.

Profile

Experience required of the Accounts Payable Administrator:

• Understanding and practical experience of the above duties

• Accounts payable and double entry bookkeeping experience, preferable circa 2-4 years+

• AAT qualified or Part-Qualified. Candidates studying towards ACCA/CIMA are not a preference

• Good MS Excel skills

• Educated to A-level or equivalent

• Good understanding of double entry bookkeeping

• Experience working in Financial Services would be beneficial but not essential

• Reconciliations experience

Job Offer

Looking to pay up to £30,000 with a comprehensive benefits package which includes a very good (discretionary) bonus.