Accounts Payable Assistant

Accounts Payable Assistant

Job Type: Full Time (Office hours)

Salary: £25-28,000 depending on experience

Location : Colchester

We re actively searching for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join a Group Finance department for a multi-site Manufacturing business.

You will be joining a growing Finance team and work alongside the Finance Director, Accounts Payable team and Site Finance functions to support the Accounts Payable function and process the day-to-day operational & overhead transactions and paper-flow for the company s accounts payable ledger including company s expenses. You will work closely with the AP Supervisor to build your skills and experience in Accounts Payable.

A key objective for the role is to develop strong accounts payable controls as part of a team which enables the company to improve effectiveness and expand in line with its development plans.

Your responsibilities:

• Process all invoices/credit notes/expenses (around 500 per month), in a timely and organised manner, including seeking appropriate approvals, ensuring they are correctly coded and adequately described
• Submission of weekly batch payment runs + ad hoc payments
• Supplier statement reconciliation
• This position will also support other aspects of the finance team as well as getting involved in various ad hoc projects when required.

To be successful, we would like you to:

• Have some AP experience
• Have a high standard of written and verbal communication skills
• Have good attention to detail and ability to follow process
• Have experience with Microsoft Excel
• Have strong work organisation skills and the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Have the ability to work on your own initiative as well as in a team

This is a key recruit for a critical part of the business and would suit someone who is able to positively take action, build relationships and add value at every level of interaction.

If you feel this is an opportunity that suits your style, we'd love to hear from you.