Accounts Payable Assistant

Jackson Hogg is delighted to be supporting a fantastic, global organisation in Newcastle on the Appointment of an Accounts Payable Assistant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working within a team of 15, reporting to the team leader/deputy team leader on day to day work related issues.
• To work closely with other staff within the team and other parts of Finance.
• Reconciling supplier statements, processing and input of supplier invoices and staff expense claim forms, issuing of BACS, dealing with queries - written, verbal and personal and undertaking ad hoc administrative duties.
• Ensuring that VAT and tax rules and regulations are rigidly adhered too.
• To gain exposure to all aspects of the purchase ledger and associated bookkeeping.
• To develop technical expertise in computer software used within Finance and help with any future potential software development.

Essential:

• Experience of working within a team environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and good organisation skills.
• Strong customer service focus and good communications skills.
• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Experience of working in Purchase ledger accounts.
• Transactional processing experience (data entry) - good level of speed and accuracy.
• Knowledge and experience of using Oracle, JDE or other ERP Finance Systems.

Benefits:

• Working from home (hybrid)
• Pension