Accounts Payable Assistant (Travel Expenses) - Temp - £19.08 per hour - Hybrid/London
Intergovernmental body is seeking an experienced temporary Accounts Payable Assistant to support their Finance team at their central London headquarters.
This is a temporary role to start ASAP for an initial 12 month period and will pay £19.08 per hour PAYE.
This is a hybrid position, working 2-3 days in the office.
The Accounts Payable Assistant will be primarily responsible for accounts payable and travel related processing activities. Duties include:
* Process payment requests in accordance with existing financial policies, controls and procedures
* Set up and update supplier accounts in the accounting system database
* Verify payment requests ensuring appropriate supporting documentation and levels of approval;
* Process payment runs accurately and efficiently
* Generate journals to effect multi-currency payments and cheques
* Process direct debit transactions and ensure all items that have cleared from the bank are legitimate liabilities
* Reconcile the aged creditors control account
* Prepare prepayment, accrual and correction journals
* Prepare exception reports detailing queries raised from payment requests
* Process staff travel advances and claims
* Arrange prompt settlement of travel related invoices and claims;
The ideal Accounts Payable Assistant will have the following knowledge, skills and experience:
* AAT part qualified or ACCA part qualified
* Bookkeeping or accountancy qualification
* Previous accounts payable experience
* Experience of processing travel and non-travel expense claims
* Understanding double entry accounting
* Experience of processing monthly corporate credit cards and reconciliations
* Familiar with P2P process
* Good IT skills, experienced user of Microsoft Office products
* Experience of computerised accounting and electronic banking
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
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