Accounts Payable Specialist,

Accounts Payable OfficerSalary: £55,000 - £60,000
Contract: Temp to perm

Location: City of London (hybrid, 3 days in the office)

The CompanyOur client is a leading technology trading firm that provides a trading platform to investors and broker-dealer firms. It also provides data to help clients make trading decisions, connectivity solutions that enable straight-through processing, and execution services for fund managers and other clients. In addition, it supplies market and reference data to the global capital markets.
Experience & Skills Required

• Good grasp of technical accounting
• Experience with month-end financial close processes
• Numerate and methodical, with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Process-oriented, with excellent organisational and analytical skills
• Intermediate MS Excel required; experience with NetSuite accounting software preferred
• Strong accountability, following through on commitments and deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Financial services experience desirable but not essential

The RoleReporting to the Senior Financial Accountant for EMEA & APAC, you will be responsible for recording all vendor invoices received and processing the associated payments accurately, efficiently and on time, as well as cashbook processing and bank reconciliations.

• Day-to-day Accounts Payable invoice processing, which requires an understanding of expense accounts, department codes and scrum codes
• Processing outgoing payments in line with financial policies and procedures
• Reconciling outgoing payments to bank statements and preparing bank account reconciliations for month-end close
• Reconciling the accounts payable ledger to ensure all invoices and payments are accounted for and posted correctly
• Verifying and investigating any discrepancies by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
• Generating employee expense reports and processing employee expense payments via Concur
• Regular interaction with lines of business on employee expenses and business-related invoices
• Preparing assigned Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Maintaining policies and procedures for SOX compliance and interacting with internal and external auditors

Right to WorkSponsorship is not provided. Candidates must be able to work legally in the UK without resort to sponsorship at any time.