One of my local authority clients are looking for a Accounts Payable Officer based in London. This is a contract role until May 2025 with possible further extension.
Purpose of Post
To provide an accounts payable service, in line with agreed service levels. The post holder is responsible for the processing of all invoice payments in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner across various systems in accordance with tax guidelines and carrying out the necessary checks prior to posting.
To be committed to providing the highest level of customer service, to both internal and external customers/suppliers, and actively seek to promote equality of opportunity in relation to the duties of the post.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
1. To process via input to the Oracle AP system both PO and non-PO related invoices and credit notes, ensuring that the correct verification checks have been carried out and that authority has been obtained and recorded for all payments as necessary. To also process all other payables transactions such as rate refunds, grants and re-imbursements. To prioritise workload to ensure that urgent payments and invoice deadlines are met.
2. To ensure that the correct VAT coding is entered which is relevant to the VAT entity the invoice is being processed for (across multiplicity of CoL VAT entities). To ensure that any payments relating to the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) are ...