Job Description
Job description
Accounts Payable Assistant Location: Heathrow Salary: Up to £30,000 DOE + Discretionary Annual Bonus
Are you an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking for a new opportunity with a long standing and highly stable business? We are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant on behalf of our client, a leading company based near Heathrow.
About the Role: As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you will be responsible for managing bank reconciliations, handling client accounts, and maintaining cashbooks. You will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial transactions, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the finance team.
Key Responsibilities:
• Perform bank reconciliations for all client accounts using Vision
• Conduct month-end reconciliations
• Open and close client accounts as required
• Process payment requests through the online banking system within client SLA
• Update Excel cashbooks and post transactions to the system
• Report on client account balances to the operations team
• Revalue client accounts as necessary
• Reconcile client accounts on a monthly basis
• Resolve queries promptly and liaise with operations and banks as needed
• Identify and implement efficiency improvements
• Assist with other ad-hoc duties as required
What We're Looking For Up to one year's experience working in accounts or a finance department, preferably within a professional services environment
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and V-lookups
• Familiarity with Vision or similar accounting software
• Ability to produce high-quality work to strict deadlines and adapt as needed
• Confidence in communicating with both finance and non-finance professionals at all levels
• Experience handling confidential data with trustworthiness and integrity
Benefits Include:
• Hybrid working (Monday - Friday, +am-5pm)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) Scheme
• Company Private Healthcare Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Competitive salary up to £30k plus discretionary annual bonus
Additional Information:
• Standard working hours are +:00 - 17:00; however, flexibility is required as attendance outside these hours may occasionally be needed
• Some travel may be required
What You Need to Do Now: If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, then apply today! If not quite right but you know the perfect person, remember we have doubled our refer-a-friend scheme to a £100 voucher!! You qualify when we have recorded the referral, and they are placed in a permanent role (and pass their probationary period). So, to find out more, please visit our website and read our blog; Double the Reward!!
If you're interested in this role, please apply and forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Due to the unprecedented level of applications, if we have not contacted you within 48 hours, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
For the purpose of the Conduct Regulations, when advertising permanent vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Business.
We take your personal data seriously and take every step to protect it. To learn how we handle your data, please visit our website, where you can find our Data Privacy Notice.
Keywords: Accounts Payable, Finance Assistant, Accounting Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Accounts Receivable, Excel Specialist, Vision Accounting Software, Heathrow, London, Finance Jobs.
Accounts Payable Assistant Location: Heathrow Salary: Up to £30,000 DOE + Discretionary Annual Bonus
Are you an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking for a new opportunity with a long standing and highly stable business? We are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant on behalf of our client, a leading company based near Heathrow.
About the Role: As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you will be responsible for managing bank reconciliations, handling client accounts, and maintaining cashbooks. You will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial transactions, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the finance team.
Key Responsibilities:
• Perform bank reconciliations for all client accounts using Vision
• Conduct month-end reconciliations
• Open and close client accounts as required
• Process payment requests through the online banking system within client SLA
• Update Excel cashbooks and post transactions to the system
• Report on client account balances to the operations team
• Revalue client accounts as necessary
• Reconcile client accounts on a monthly basis
• Resolve queries promptly and liaise with operations and banks as needed
• Identify and implement efficiency improvements
• Assist with other ad-hoc duties as required
What We're Looking For Up to one year's experience working in accounts or a finance department, preferably within a professional services environment
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and V-lookups
• Familiarity with Vision or similar accounting software
• Ability to produce high-quality work to strict deadlines and adapt as needed
• Confidence in communicating with both finance and non-finance professionals at all levels
• Experience handling confidential data with trustworthiness and integrity
Benefits Include:
• Hybrid working (Monday - Friday, +am-5pm)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) Scheme
• Company Private Healthcare Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Competitive salary up to £30k plus discretionary annual bonus
Additional Information:
• Standard working hours are +:00 - 17:00; however, flexibility is required as attendance outside these hours may occasionally be needed
• Some travel may be required
What You Need to Do Now: If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, then apply today! If not quite right but you know the perfect person, remember we have doubled our refer-a-friend scheme to a £100 voucher!! You qualify when we have recorded the referral, and they are placed in a permanent role (and pass their probationary period). So, to find out more, please visit our website and read our blog; Double the Reward!!
If you're interested in this role, please apply and forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Due to the unprecedented level of applications, if we have not contacted you within 48 hours, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
For the purpose of the Conduct Regulations, when advertising permanent vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Business.
We take your personal data seriously and take every step to protect it. To learn how we handle your data, please visit our website, where you can find our Data Privacy Notice.
Keywords: Accounts Payable, Finance Assistant, Accounting Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Accounts Receivable, Excel Specialist, Vision Accounting Software, Heathrow, London, Finance Jobs.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Accounts Payable Assistant position is now open for candidates interested in the Accountant Jobs sector. This role in Greater London offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Accountant Jobs is a plus.
