Accounts Payable Assistant

A client of ours in the Bury St Edmunds area are recruiting an Accounts Payable Assistant to join their team ASAP. This is a full-time temporary position for 2-3 months, working Monday to Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm and Friday 8:00am - 12:30pm (36.5 hours per week). The role is office-based and paying £15.00 - £16.00 per hour depending on experience.

Your key duties in this Accounts Payable Assistant role will include but are not limited to:

* Running the UK Accounts Payable function

* Processing a high volume of invoices (Apply online only) per day) using an in-house automated scanning system

* Monitoring invoice processing errors, identifying gaps in the system and following up to resolve issues

* Investigating failed invoices (e.g. missing or incorrect purchase orders) and providing feedback internally

* Managing internal and external AP queries, liaising with suppliers where information is missing

* Completing weekly BACS and bi-monthly foreign payment runs

* Supplier statement reconciliations and general AP housekeeping, including clearing backlog items

Skills and Experience required to be considered for this role:

* Minimum 3 years' experience in an AP/AR role within a manufacturing or engineering environment

* Experience working with automated or scanned invoice processing systems

* Strong attention to detail with the ability to track issues, resolve errors and follow up proactively

* Confident communicating internally and externally to resolve invoice and payment queries

* Solid understanding of accounting principles, reconciliations and month-end processes

Great Benefits to working for this company include:

* Competitive hourly rate

* Full-time hours with an early Friday finish

* Opportunity to support system improvement and process efficiencies

* Immediate start available

If you feel like you meet the above criteria & would like to be considered for this Accounts Payable Assistant position, please apply with your CV and Laura will be in touch #accounts jobs