Accounts Payable Coordinator A great opportunity has arisen to join one of our clients in the fashion retail sector in the Group Finance Team as an Accounts Payable Coordinator. This is a 3-month contract due to helping out with a backlog of invoices and assisting with month-end/year-end. The Role: The main purpose of the Accounts Payable Coordinator is to ensure that invoices and related enquiries are processed in a timely manner and support the Accounts Payable Supervisor in ensuring the department operates smoothly. Key Tasks and Responsibilities: Responsibility for key ledger accounts (processing invoices, setting up payments and statement reconciliation) Completing the weekly payment proposal for submission and approval Processing and allocating direct debits transactions within the ledger Maintaining and reviewing Aged Creditor balances including allocation of payments, investigation of outstanding items Supporting the AP Supervisor in producing monthly Aged Creditor reconciliation Investigating and resolving any queries from suppliers and internal departments Ensuring new supplier forms are filled out correctly and authorised Daily managing of Accounts Payable inbox Reconciling of Other Debtors and Other Creditors accounts Processing Prepayments Ensuring invoices are coded appropriately according to type of spend and accounting treatment Processing employee cash expenses and reconciling company credit card accounts Raising adhoc non-supplier related payments such as payroll and tax payments Ad-hoc: Filing authorised invoices and payments on a weekly basis Providing cover for other members of AP team when absent Assisting management accountants as needed at month end Assisting members of the AP team where necessary Distributing post to the team when necessary Qualification & Experience: Experience in a busy finance department and ideally with some AP experience. Experience of multi-site operations preferable Intermediate Excel skills Knowledge of SUN accounting system beneficial but not essential Self-starter, ability to multi task and use own initiative to take full ownership of the role Ability to work well with other members of the Finance Team, including Senior Management Attention to detail and ability to deliver under pressure and to tight deadlines Strong analytical and communication skills ADZN1_UKTJ