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Accounts Payable Assistant

Job description

Our Head Office department is in the heart of Piccadilly and occupies the 5th & 6th floor of our beautiful flagship store. This central London location offers so much to explore including restaurants, bars, cultural sites, shopping and more, and only a short walk from the Green Park Tube Station and plenty of bus stops.

 

 Key Accountabilities:

*       Joint responsibility for processing UK & EU supplier invoices accurately, ensuring payment terms are met and invoices are correctly coded and authorised on D365

*       Preparation of supplier statement reconciliations and follow up actions via email and Fresh Service as needed

*       Liaise with internal departments to manage aged GRNI balances and general queries

*       Support with processing staff expense claims ensuring expenses are processed in line with company expense policy when required

*       Manage debit balances for employee foreign advances and suppliers

*       Full ownership of petty cash, company credit card and hospitality card reconciliations in line with company expense policies when                          required

*       Preparation of trade creditor accruals prior to period end

*       Provide cover for absences within the team as required

*       Prepare Payments proposals and upload payments to the bank portal as well as provide ad-hoc assistance related to supplier payments, staff expenses payments and customer refunds

*       Reconciliation of bank and deposit accounts including Direct Debit postings

*       Assist with AP related reconciliations and reporting such as accrual, prepayments and GRNI and other as required

*       Create and update process notes and provide training to new team members as required

*       Develop and maintain thorough knowledge of the operations and activities of other departments within the business

*       Assist with Finance led projects and any other AP related processes as required

 
 

Role Specific Criteria (Experience/Behaviours/Technical Ability)

Previous experience (including qualifications where relevant)

 

Essential:

*       Prior experience working in a Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable / Accounts Assistant type role

*       Excellent data entry skills, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail

*       A good level of computer literacy, especially with Microsoft Excel

*       Good communication - written and oral skills

*       Excellent problem-solving skills

Desirable:

*       Part qualified (AAT, ACCA, CIMA, ACA) / Dynamics 365 experience

*       Experience processing high volumes of invoices

Personal qualities:

*       Team player

*       Show initiative

*       Positive and proactive

*       Result orientated

*       Able to work under pressure

*       Analytically minded

We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other’s differences, to create a truly inclusive environment. In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards.

 If you feel this could be a role for you Apply Now!!