Senior Accounts Payable Assistant

Sheridan Maine is partnering with a well-established and growing business to recruit a Senior Accounts Payable Assistant / Purchase Ledger Assistant to join their Finance team based in Christchurch offering a hybrid working model.  This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Accounts Payable professional to take on a key role within a busy and supportive finance function.
 
About the role
This Senior Accounts Payable Assistant position will take responsibility for a broad range of end-to-end purchase ledger and accounts payable duties, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices and payments.
Key responsibilities include:

• Processing high volumes of supplier invoices and credit notes, ensuring accurate matching to purchase orders
• Coding, posting and entering invoices
• Managing supplier queries and resolving discrepancies relating to pricing, quantities and invoice issues
• Liaising with internal departments and external suppliers to ensure smooth Accounts Payable operations
• Processing a variety of payment runs
• Performing supplier statement reconciliations and investigating outstanding items
• Supporting month-end and year-end close processes within the finance team
• Supporting junior Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger team members where required

 
About you
To be successful in this Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger role, you will have:

• Previous experience in an Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger or Finance Assistant role
• Strong understanding of end-to-end AP processes within a finance function
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
• Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise confidently with suppliers and internal teams
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy and varied workload

 
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
 
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.