Senior Accounts Payable - London

Seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Clerk for a 6-month contract within a consumer business based in Central London. Seeking a project focused Accounts Payable Clerk to help with obtaining statements, reconciliations of supplier accounts and investigating variances and ensuring all missing invoices are booked and allocated accordingly. The aim of this project will be to bring the aged payables up to date and ensure all discrepancies are documented with action plans for resolution.

Responsibilities:

• Project based 'tidy up' of high-volume data to support new system integration
• Investigate and reconcile aged invoices recorded and ensure applicable in the right business unit
• Reconcile payments (across multiple sites) and ensure missing invoices pertaining to the payment are booked and allocated accordingly, and investigate unallocated variances
• Maintain a tracker of discrepancies
• Supporting with audits

Experience:

• A proven track record of accounts payable processes, accounting principles, and financial controls in a multi brand company
• Expertise with Sun and Q&A is a must
• Mutli-site experience is a must
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is essential
• The ability to analyse financial data to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• An analytical mindset to investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, payment issues, and other challenges.
• Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Manage multiple priorities, handle a high volume of work, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with both external vendors and internal departments.

To be considered for the role, candidates must be available to start the role immediately.

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