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Accounts Payable Assistant - Financial Services Firm

Page Personnel Finance
Posted 16 hours ago, valid for 13 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • Page Personnel is recruiting an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant for a Financial Consultancy firm in Canary Wharf, offering a temporary-to-permanent position.
  • The ideal candidate should have at least 3+ years of Accounts Payable experience in the Financial Services sector.
  • The role includes responsibilities such as verifying invoices, handling inter-company postings in SAP, and supporting month-end closing activities.
  • The salary for this position ranges up to £45,000, depending on experience, with an immediate start available.
  • This opportunity offers a collaborative team environment, hybrid working options, and potential for career growth in the financial services industry.

Page Personnel is currently recruiting for a highly successful Financial Consultancy firm in Canary Wharf. They are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join their team on a temporary-to-permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have a background in the Financial Services sector and a minimum of 3+ years of Accounts Payable experience. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative team with potential for growth.

Client Details

Page Personnel is currently recruiting for a highly successful Financial Consultancy firm based in Canary Wharf. They are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join their team on a temporary-to-permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have a background in the Financial Services sector and a minimum of 3+ years of Accounts Payable experience. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative team with significant potential for career growth.

Our client operates globally and holds a significant presence in the market, continuing to grow as a successful business. They are looking to move quickly on this role, offering an immediate start with interviews commencing next week.

Description

As Accounts Payable Clerk, your key duties will include:

  • Verify that all invoices are properly approved and categorised, ensuring they are coded to the correct accounts and matched with corresponding purchase orders or receipts for accurate payment processing.
  • Handle the accurate entry and posting of inter-company invoices within the SAP system, ensuring compliance with company policies and international financial standards.
  • Proactively liaise with vendors to request any missing or overdue invoices, ensuring that all payables are accounted for and processed in a timely manner.
  • Accurately track and apply any prepayments made to vendors, ensuring they are recorded in SAP and reflected correctly in financial reports.
  • Perform regular vendor account reconciliations to ensure that all transactions are accurately recorded, resolving any discrepancies between internal records and vendor statements.
  • Support the finance team with month-end closing activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and other tasks to ensure accurate financial reporting.

Profile

A successful Accounts Payable Clerk should have:

  • Experience posting invoices in SAP R/3 (or similar) both with and without purchase orders, as required
  • Experience processing employee expense claims
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
  • AAT qualification or studying towards it is desirable
  • Minimum of two to three years' experience as an Accounts Payable Assistant in a busy finance environment with overseas subsidiaries
  • Strong understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounts payable principles
  • Excellent time management and workload efficiency skills
  • High attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables and advanced functions
  • Willingness to go the extra mile to prevent mistakes and identify opportunities for improved efficiency

Job Offer

Offered to you!!

Immediate start + Salary ranging up to £45,000 (dependent on experience) + Temporary to permanent position + Opportunity to work within a driven and collaborative team + London location, Canary Wharf + Opportunity to work in the dynamic financial services industry + Team lunches and collaboration days + The opportunity to work anywhere you like for 4 weeks out of the year + A chance to develop and enhance your accounting and finance skills + Hybrid working (2 days from home per week)

If you are a dedicated and proactive individual looking for an opportunity in the financial services industry, don't hesitate to apply for the role of Accounts Payable Clerk.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.