Interim Accounts Payable Assistant in Bristol, Gloucestershire

The Opportunity

An established Bristol employer is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to support its finance team during a backlog clearance and busy operational period. This is an immediate requirement and would suit somebody with strong purchase ledger experience who can quickly integrate into a fast-paced finance function.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Processing high volumes of supplier invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Matching, batching and coding invoices.
• Three-way matching of invoices against purchase orders and goods received notes.
• Managing supplier queries via telephone and email.
• Performing supplier statement reconciliations.
• Supporting weekly and monthly payment runs.
• Processing staff expenses.
• Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies.
• Assisting with aged creditor reviews and ledger clean-up activities.
• Supporting the AP team with month-end tasks.

Skills & Experience

• Previous Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience.
• Experience processing high volumes of invoices.
• Strong reconciliation and query-resolution skills.
• Intermediate Excel knowledge.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desired

• Experience of systems such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Dynamics, NetSuite or similar.
• Immediately available or available at short notice.

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