Accounts Payable Assistant - Temporary

Temporary Accounts Payable Assistant

Crawley | Full-Time | | Immediate Start

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Accounts Payable Assistant to join a busy finance team up to 3 months temporary contract. This is a office based role.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail oriented finance professional who can hit the ground running and provide immediate support across the purchase ledger function.

Key Responsibilities

Processing high volumes of supplier invoices accurately and efficiently
Matching, batching and coding invoices
Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies
Handling supplier queries via telephone and email
Preparing payment runs and ensuring payments are made on time
Maintaining accurate supplier records
Assisting with month-end processes and account reconciliations
Liaising with internal departments to resolve invoice and purchase order queries
Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc duties as required

About You

Previous Accounts Payable experience is essential
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Good working knowledge of Excel and finance systems
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Ability to manage a high-volume workload and meet deadlines
Proactive and able to work independently
Available immediately or at short notice

What's on Offer?

Immediate start available
Friendly and supportive finance team
Opportunity to gain experience within a well-established organisation

If you are an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking for your next temporary opportunity and are available to start immediately, we'd love to hear from you.

This is only one of many vacancies we are handling. Alexander Lloyd is the leading recruiter across a range of roles within the Finance and Accountancy space. From part to fully qualified accountants within Financial Reporting, Management Accounts, FP&A, commercial finance up to Director level throughout Surrey, Sussex, London & Kent.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website for any other roles which may be of interest
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