A growing Media Company based in the City is looking for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join their Finance team with the view to progress into a Junior Production Accountant. This would be an ideal role for someone who has gained at least a couple years' experience in an Accounts Payable role previously and who has an interest in the Media Industry.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Processing of all production invoices ensuring all are correctly authorised in line with signatory limits and correctly coded
• Managing the finance e-mail inbox and actioning all incoming e-mail as appropriate
• Dealing with supplier queries via email and telephone
• Preparing payment runs
• Reconciling supplier accounts and keeping them up to date
• Responsible for managing company credit card account including issuing monthly statements and posting expenses
• Responsible for processing monthly freelancer invoices
• Posting nominal ledger journals
• Collection of petty cash
• Assisting with reconciling bank accounts, including foreign currencies
• Ensuring financial and internal controls are followed
• Assisting in the audit preparation
• Other ad-hoc projects as needed

Job Requirements

• Previous experience of working in a finance team with knowledge of Accounts Payable principles
• Competent use of MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent attention to detail
• Some knowledge of Sage or similar accounting software is desirable
• Ideally having previous experience of working within a media environment
• Ability to handle a high workload, maintain high levels of accuracy and personal organisation whilst delivering work to tight deadlines.

Person Specification:

• Someone actively studying or looking to study for an accountancy qualification
• Responds efficiently to ranging queries from managers and freelancers proactively seeking to resolve
• Adopts a pro-active, creative and imaginative approach to problem solving
• Requires low levels of supervision to effectively carry out tasks
• Friendly, personable, positive approach
• Welcomes working within a creative and entrepreneurial environment