Accounts Payable Officer

Accounts Payable Officer

Sterling Williams are supporting a City based Banking institution in their search for an Accounts Payable/Purchase Ledger Officer.

Permanent RoleHybrid Working - 3 days per week in the City OfficesSalary circa £35 - 45,000 pa plus benefits

You will be responsible for accounts payable daily, weekly, and monthly tasks and activities, and assisting in cost reporting and month end processes.

• Efficient administration and processing of the Purchase Ledger including processing and posting invoices, clearing, and reconciling aged creditors, and posting ad-hoc journals.
• Administration and processing of staff expenses, including liaising with staff as necessary in relation to expense and mileage claims.
• Weekly payment runs and weekly expense analysis reporting.
• Monthly Management Information reporting.
• Assisting with month end journals such as accruals and prepayments.
• Ad-hoc project work, including increasing automation of purchase ledger processing.
• Management of Accounts payable inbox and dealing with queries.

The successful candidate will have experience in Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger with experience from within the Financial Services industry - which may include Banking, Asset Management, Insurance, Brokerage etc and will also have strong experience across a variety of systems but specifically Excel and will have strong attention to detail and be able to prioritise.

Experience in processing month end journals like prepayment and accruals, alongside exposure to expense analysis reporting will be preferred.