Accounts Payable Clerk

Accounts Payable Clerk Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Accounts Payable Clerk to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Expenses and Petty Cash;
• Reviewing invoices;
• Processing of weekly, multi-million pound payment runs in multiple currencies;
• Resolution of everyday queries;
• Checking, inputting and processing invoices for payment;
• Responsible for supplier statement reconciliations;
• Good communication skills (written & verbal);
• Cash flow management for other departments;
• Management of FX payments;
• Any other ad hoc tasks;
• Process authorised invoices for payment by BACS (weekly), CHAPS, Faster Payment and Cheques. Ensuring that all invoices are paid by the due date;
• Maintaining petty cash and updating the cashbook;
• Dealing with supplier queries and being first point of contact over the telephone;
• Liaising with suppliers via telephone and email;
• Handling expenses.

Requirements:

• Engaged in aspects of invoice processing;
• 2 years + Accounts Payable experience;
• Strong IT skills – using the coins system;
• ERP (SAP) and excellent Excel skills (including vlookups and pivot tables) and OCR (Optical Character Recognition);
• Demonstrable experience in an Accounts Payable Clerk or Purchase Ledger considered an advantage;
• Previous experience in a previous role;
• A pro-active “CAN DO” attitude and an ability to perform under challenging deadlines;
• Good attention to detail and accuracy with data entry;
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
• Experience in Accounts Payable accounting aspects;
• Ideally be working towards an accounting qualification (AAT/ACCA/CIMA);
• Strong computer skills particularly MS Excel;
• Good written and verbal communication skills;
• Experience of SAP – Essential.