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Trainee Accounts Payable Assistant
£25-27k plus company benefits
Hatfield - outskirts
Full time - office based role
Our client is a growing business that are recruiting for a trainee Accounts Payable Assistant to join them on a full time, permanent basis. Are you an AAT studier looking for a company that will train and develop you in a busy accounts department? Or are you a part qualified candidate who is looking for your first role out of Uni? This role could be for you.
Purpose of role:
- To control purchase ledger accounts.
- To ensure accuracy of ledger.
- To ensure the correct spend authorities are adhered to.
- To ensure suppliers are paid within agreed terms.
Responsibilities:
- Ensuring every invoice has a valid Purchase Order number and that the amount on the purchase order matches the amount on the supplier invoice.
- Communication with the relevant mangers to obtain valid purchase orders.
- Registering and scanning invoices.
- Communicating with suppliers and other departments.
- Setting up new accounts as and when required.
- Reconciling purchase ledger accounts to supplier statements (including manufacturer statements) and requesting missing invoices.
- Resolving unallocated cash.
- Preparing BACS payment runs and as hoc payment requests.
- Chasing staff to ensure invoices are passed for payment, producing regular reports on outstanding items and resolving queries.
- To provide cover for other members of the accounting team.
- Other duties as and when required.
