Finance Assistant (Accounts Payable) FTC Contract: 1-year fixed term, full-time (37.5 hours per week) Location: Home based, fully remote Salary: £23,790 per annum As a Finance Assistant (Accounts Payable) at our client, you will manage supplier accounts, ensuring invoices are processed accurately and payments are made on time. You’ll handle daily tasks such as posting payments, reconciling statements, and resolving supplier queries, contributing to the smooth running of their finance operations. This home-based role is ideal for someone with experience in accounts payable, strong attention to detail, and proficiency with Excel. Working within a supportive team, you’ll play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records and helping to ensure their suppliers are paid efficiently and on schedule. Main Objectives Responsibility and day-to-day management of a portfolio of supplier accounts. Ensuring that our client’s outward payments are made in accordance with appropriate timescales and within relevant payment terms. Specific Responsibilities Ensure that supplier invoices are checked, approved and entered onto Sage in an accurate and timely manner and that suppliers are paid to terms Daily monitoring of the Supplier Invoices mailbox for invoices and resolving queries for suppliers within your portfolio Daily posting of purchase ledger and other related payments accurately to appropriate accounts or nominal codes within Sage Resolve any differences between Sage and supplier statements Key supplier statements to be reconciled monthly to ensure accurate reporting of current costs within the monthly management accounts Generate payment runs for review by Manager and process e-payments through Sage and bank Managing disbursements and processing of those invoices for payment as part of the disbursement process alongside AP colleagues Liaise with internal staff regarding issues with invoicing or non-payment of invoices from supplier queries Provide holiday cover within the Finance department when deemed necessary Other specific task and duties as identified and directed by the Team Leader/Finance Director Requirements for this role Demonstrable experience of running a significant sized supplier portfolio Accuracy and attention to detail in processing invoices Experience within a financial environment Experience of dealing with stakeholders (internal and external) Experience of dealing with data and financial information Knowledge of Outlook and Excel is essential Experience of working with Sage is desirable There are no formal qualifications required for this role however studying towards an AAT or CIMA/ ACCA course will be an advantage How to apply Interested in this Finance Assistant (Accounts Payable) opportunity Click apply and you will be redirected to our client’s careers website to complete your application.