Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist – Financial Services

• Start
  - Mid-October
• Contract
  - Twelve months
• Hybrid set up
• City based Investment Bank

Accounts payable specialist for 12 month maternity contract to come on board within this mid-sized investment bank to own AP function across multi entity operations. You will work in a small team processing invoices, payment cycles, vendor relationships, driving accuracy, compliance and efficiency within this regulated organisation.

• End to end accounts payable processing – coding and posting in Net Suite.
• Payment runs – prepare weekly and monthly runs.
• Expenses and cards – oversee expenses and card transactions and ensure timely reimbursement.
• Tax and reporting – assist with monthly VAT reports and produce ageing reports/dashboards.
• Supplier management – maintaining vendor data (KYC/AML checks where required), reconcile statements, resolve disputes and monitor credit terms.
• Banking and reconciliations – support bank reconciliations, cash management and payment cut-offs.
• Monthly close – support month end close – accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and VAT checks. Stakeholder management.

• Previous experience within financial services / banking – multi-entity, high volume.
• Net Suite – advanced proficiency.
• Strong understanding of VAT, invoice coding accruals/prepayments and AP subledger.
• Ability to prioritise in a deadline driven environment along with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, real team player and able to work well in a small close-knit team.
• Confident in deal with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Excellent use of Excel, AP/OCR tools.