My client, a commercial Foreign exchange specialist, based in the City are looking for a Junior Accounts Payable clerk to join their finance team. This fast paced team and looking for positive, reliable and well organised individual on a 6-12 month FTC, with potential to turn permanent depending on individual performance. Must have excellent excel skills.

As an Accounts Payable clerk you will be responsible for:

• Preparing and running the weekly supplier payment runs for all subsidiaries.
• Posting invoices accurately to weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Timely and accurate delivery of payment cycle for suppliers.
• Ensure correct authorizations are obtained.
• Sending payment runs via BACs.
• Inspect and resolve misallocated costs.
• Investigate and resolve queries associated with supplier invoices and recharges.
• Ensure accurate application of VAT to invoicing and cost allocations.
• Confirm invoices are checked and approved in line with policy and operational guidelines.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of accounts payable files including weekly reconciliation of control accounts.
• Preparing reporting of payment practices and performance (Suppliers report).

As an Accounts Payable clerk you will need:

• Finance/accounting background: must have great knowledge of financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statements, etc.) and how they work.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure a high degree of accuracy and adherence to all controls.
• Solid accounting, finance and bookkeeping knowledge.
• Advanced Excel experience: macros, Vlookup's, pivot tables, scenario manager.
• Computer systems familiarity: must be comfortable working with our information technology department and able to learn quickly about our computer operating system to assist in new report generation and reconciliation of existing reports.
• Experience on working in MS Excel spreadsheet along with the use of statistical software to analyze the financial reports.
• SunSystems knowledge
• Desirable experience of dealing with auditors and handling audit