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Accounts Payable Specialist

Robert Half
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 14 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • An established luxury retail business in central London is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join their finance team due to ongoing growth.
  • The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience in an Accounts Payable Assistant role or similar, with some exposure to Accounts Receivable.
  • Key responsibilities include processing AP invoices, reviewing AR invoices, managing payment runs, and maintaining reconciliations of accounts.
  • The position offers a salary range of £35,000 to £40,000, along with benefits such as a company bonus scheme, discounts, and study support after probation.
  • Candidates should be confident with Excel and possess excellent communication skills, with experience in Microsoft Dynamics being advantageous.

Company

This is an established and high-end retail business based in central London. Dealing in the sales/trades of luxury jewellery and goods, they are known across the globe for their curated collections.

They are now looking to hire a talented Accounts Payable Specialist / Accounts Assistant to join their finance team, of the back of continued growth.

This role will be based 4 days in office per week.

Role

Reporting into the AP & AR Manager, the Accounts Payable Specialist will support on the management of daily Accounts Payable / Receivable duties as well as regular financial activities. They will take on a number of key tasks including:

  • Ensure that all AP invoices received into the business are processed efficiently
  • Review and approve AR invoices raised by users for processing
  • Assist with the preparation and submission of weekly and monthly payment runs
  • Manage and process staff expenses
  • Ensure that daily invoice transaction uploads complete successfully
  • Maintain regular reconciliations of AP, AR, and Bank accounts
  • Managing monthly close of the AP and AR functions
  • First point of contact in relation to AP and AR Finance queries

Profile

The ideal profile for this Accounts Payable Specialist position, should have the following attributes:

  • Ideally 3+ years of experience within an Accounts Payable Assistant role or similar.
  • Some experience in supporting Accounts Receivable.
  • Confident with Excel (Pivot tables / VLOOKUPs)
  • Excellent communication skills both written & verbal.
  • Able to work autonomously and take ownership of processes.
  • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics would be highly beneficial.

Salary & Benefits

£35,000 to £40,000 plus benefits including:

  • Company bonus scheme
  • Discounts on selected brands
  • Study support (post probation)
  • Pension scheme
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays

The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.

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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.