Accounts Payable Specialist; Temporary

Position: Accounts Payable Specialist (Temporary)
Location: Isle of Man

Our Client, a large Finance Sector firm, are seeking an Accounts Payable and Expenses Administrator to join them for a 6-month fixed term contract basis.

This role will suit someone who is looking to gain a wider understanding of the Finance function and wants to broaden their financial acumen. This is a great opportunity to develop new skills, expand your financial knowledge and contribute to a high performing team as well as supporting future career progression. The main responsibilities will include:

* Processing of Invoices, expenses and credit card claims using iPOS

* Monitoring authorisations against the Financial Authorisation Matrix (FAM) to process payment runs using SUN

* Assisting with keying payments manually to the various financial systems as and when required

* Processing BACS runs using SUN/APT

* Setting up New Suppliers, Brokers and amendments using Sharper Light

* Assisting the team by managing shared email inboxes

* Ensuring any returned items or ad-hoc manual items are journal led on a daily basis so that no items are outstanding at month end

* Checking the success of daily exchange rate reports and highlighting any failures.

The ideal candidate for the role of Accounts Payable and Expenses Administrator will have:

* A minimum of 1 years' experience within either life assurance or in a highly numeric role

* Able to demonstrate high level of accuracy and attention to detail particularly when working with figures

* Excellent written communication skills

* A proactive, positive attitude and a strong willingness to learn and a team player

* Familiar with Microsoft applications especially Excel

* Good organisational and planning skills with an ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines

* Experience of iPOS / SUN / Sharper Light or similar software would be desirable but is not essential as full training will be provided