An International Private Equity firm is looking for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join their office based in Central London on a 3 months minimum contract with a possible performance based extension.

Main responsibilities include:

* Scan and register invoices
* Review supplier statements; ensure accounts is up to date (obtain copy invoice if required) complete reconciliation spreadsheet and reconciliation sheet.
* Respond to emails from the Accounts Payable mailbox.
* Processing multicurrency supplier invoices
* Check submitted expense claims
* Prepare any urgent manual payment requests.
* Post journals for manual payments from bank reconciliation for foreign currency payments.
* Weekly Supplier and Expense BACS runs and currency CHAPS payments.
* Weekly Supplier statement reconciliations
* Additional Ad Hoc duties when required
* Prepare invoices for payments twice a month

The successful candidate will have:

- Enthusiastic self-starter who is willing to learn
- Highly numerate with good analytical skills
- Diligent, accurate, with attention to detail
- PC literate, must have MS Excel experience.
- Good communication skills
- Confident, reliable, trustworthy
- Flexible in approach and willing/able to quickly learn new systems