Accounts Payable Assistant

Main Duties

• Process supplier invoices and employee expenses, ensuring they are correctly authorised, coded and recorded.
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date purchase ledger.
• Act as a key point of contact for suppliers, resolving invoice queries, payment queries and account issues.
• Work with internal departments to resolve invoice approval delays and wider finance queries.
• Support the onboarding of new suppliers, including verification checks and account setup.
• Support the preparation of payment runs, including BACS and CHAPS where appropriate.
• Reconcile the purchase ledger against bank statements and investigate outstanding or unreconciled items.
• Support the month-end close, including balance sheet reconciliations and accruals.
• Assist with the preparation of VAT Returns.

Skills/Experience required

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in Accounts Payable.
• Confident communication skills and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience handling supplier queries and resolving discrepancies.
• Experience with expenses, accruals and VAT
• Excel skills include pivot tables.