Accounts Payable Assistant

Overview

GAUCHO are delighted to be recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant for our Head Office in Oxford Circus, London. We are looking for someone with good Accounts Payable experience, ideally from a similar Retail, Hospitality or Leisure operation. You’ll be a first‑class communicator, able to interact confidently and clearly with many internal stakeholders across the business.

At GAUCHO, we bring contemporary, Argentine‑inspired dining to the UK, with exceptional steak, world‑class wines, and warm, attentive service at the heart of every experience. Our restaurants capture the vibrant GAUCHO energy within sophisticated, welcoming settings. With locations across London and the UK, GAUCHO continues to set the standard for unforgettable dining.

Salary - £32,000.00 plus Benefits and Training

• 50% off your food bill at all GAUCHO restaurants
• Referral and Length of Service Bonuses
• Incentive and reward schemes
• Cycle to work schemes and discounted gym membership
• GAUCHO Benefits
• Industry Apprenticeship Program Opportunities
• Career Development and Training Programs
• Training provided by the GAUCHO Academy
• 28 paid annual holidays + options to purchase additional days

• To oversee the FNB (Food & Bev) process. To include exporting invoices, agreeing with suppliers and resolving queries in a timely manner.
• Obtain,validate,andprocessinvoicesforpayment,ensuringcompliancewith
• companypoliciesandprocedures
• Supplier reconciliations to include agreeing with suppliers and resolving queries in a timely manner.
• Inputting invoices with accurate treatment of VAT depending on the type of Invoice/expenses and back-up supplied.
• Monitor Accounts Inbox so that emails are responded to in a timely manner.
• Communicate with sites to resolve queries.
• Responsible for setting up first stage supplier payments.
• Update supplier information to ensure supplier’s information is up to date on all systems.
• Maintaining good relationships with suppliers.
• Ad hoc tasks at managers discretion
• Record Keeping:
  
  Maintainaccuraterecordsofallaccountspayabletransactions,including invoices,payment confirmations,andvendorcommunications.
• Support:
  
  Providesupporttotheaccountingteam, senior leaders and the restaurants withvariousfinancialtasks,including month endclosingandauditactivities.

The successful candidate:

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience of Hospitality will be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of supplier reconciliations.
• Excellent numeracy and Intermediate Excel skills (pivot tables, sumifs, filters, etc.)
• Experience of delivering to month end deadlines.
• Enthusiastic with a can‑do attitude.
• Inquisitive mind and the ability to problem solve.
• Very organised and with a keen eye for detail.
• Inquisitive mind and the ability to problem solve.
• Very organised and with a keen eye for details.
• Use of the following systems:
  Sage, Idocs, Fourth R9 inventory