Accounts Assistant

What’s in it for you? Before applying for this role, please read the following information about this opportunity found below. An opportunity to join a structured finance team in a role that plays a key part in ensuring accurate supplier payments and smooth financial operations. This position offers variety, responsibility, and the chance to work closely with finance, procurement, and wider business stakeholders. Must have’s * Previous experience working in a purchase ledger or accounts payable role * Strong understanding of invoicing, payments, and reconciliations * Experience processing supplier invoices, credits, and payments * Confidence dealing with suppliers by email and telephone * Good working knowledge of Excel and other office IT systems * High attention to detail with the ability to manage repetitive tasks accurately * Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload * Proactive and able to work on own initiative Nice to have’s * Basic AAT qualification or similar * Experience with three way matching of invoices to purchase orders and goods received notes * Experience supporting audits or VAT reporting * Exposure to processing employee expenses * Experience working with accounting or finance systems So, what will you be doing? * Entering supplier invoices, credits, and payments accurately onto the accounting system * Coding transactions correctly and maintaining error free purchase ledger accounts * Matching supplier invoices to purchase orders and goods received notes and resolving discrepancies * Ensuring non purchase order invoices are appropriately authorised * Processing weekly and monthly payment runs and ensuring suppliers are paid correctly and on time * Reconciling supplier statements and resolving account differences * Processing employee expense claims * Managing payments on account and proforma suppliers * Resolving invoice queries and liaising with procurement xbpsjku and budget holders * Building and maintaining strong professional relationships with suppliers * Assisting with month end reporting and identification of liabilities * Supporting ad hoc finance projects and report preparation * Maintaining organised filing and archiving of financial records * Assisting with audit queries and regulatory reporting as required Helpful extras * Positive team focused approach with strong communication skills * Flexibility to support other areas of the finance team when required * Willingness to contribute ideas for process improvement and customer service excellence