Accounts Payable Assistant

Role Purpose

Day to day processing of Accounts Payable transactions, ensuring accuracy, validity. Gaining approval, completing queries and reconciliations, and proposing payment runs.

Principal Accountabilities

· Checking validity and authorisation of invoices to ensure compliance with company policy. · Maintenance of supplier details · Chasing up unauthorised invoices and follow up on queries · Control Processing of invoices / credit notes · Inter company trading cross charges. · Production of regular supplier reconciliations · Deal with all suppliers queries and payment requests · Production of detailed control log of certain types of expenditure · Ongoing analysis of specific expenditure codes for audit / tax purposes. · Month end reconciliations. · Operating as a team member covering and assisting in other roles during periods of sickness or holidays and other peak times. · Participate in implementation of revised procedures and new systems.

Essential Competencies

· 3+ years of relevant experience in a similar role is essential · To work as a team member · Attention to detail is an essential quality. · Have an ability to prioritise and meet deadlines. · Effective communication skills, written and verbal, with suppliers , management and all work colleagues . · Be numerate and have good keyboard skills. · Basic skills of all Microsoft products, Word, Excel and e-mail

· Ability to work in a busy, changing environment without constant supervision.

Requirements

Mandatory Skills:

Experience in an Accounts Payable processing environment

Attention to detail

Strong communication and relationship building

Accuracy

Numeracy