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Our client is a well-known successful accountancy firm in the City of London looking to hire an Accounts Payable Assistant to cover a 12-month maternity contract.
Salary: £33,000- £35,000 pro rata + fantastic benefits!
Location: City location. Amazing offices, great culture!
Hybrid: 3 days working in the office and 2 from home.
Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
The Accounts Payable Assistant duties will include:
- Processing payments from client bank accounts ensuring compliance with Client Account Regulations.
- Monitoring client bank accounts to ensure sufficient funds are available.
- Performing monthly bank reconciliations.
- Opening and closing client account services across all clients ensuring compliance with Client Account Regulations and complete the necessary documentation.
- Preparing and issuing client account documents annually as needed.
- Raising quarterly fee notes for client account services across all clients.
- Addressing internal and external queries related to client accounts, ensuring timely resolution and escalating complex issues to the Head of Compliance when necessary.
- Regularly reviewing client accounts and assist with internal audits conducted by the Compliance Team.
- Reviewing and entering invoices into the system.
- Processing payment for all supplier invoices, ensuring timely payment.
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial trackers for accounts payable transactions.
- Assist with month-end closing processes, ensuring all invoices and payments are recorded and monthly trackers are updated.
- Resolving discrepancies related to invoice amounts, payments, or account balances.
The successful candidate will:
- Have Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience within an internal Finance team.
- Be able to commit to a 12-month contract.
- Have experience with Client Accounts.
- Be confident using MS Excel.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial record-keeping and payment processing.
- Excellent organizational skills and multi-tasking skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to liaise effectively with clients, Partners and Managers.
- Good Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) and financial software tools.
