Accounts Payable Clerk

RECfinancial are currently shortlisting exclusively for our long term client, based in Leicester who looking to recruit an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to join their team on a permanent hybrid basis. Ideally having some exposure to Purchase Ledger/Accounts Payable, your role in this thriving business will be to work within Finance and the Accounts Payable Team.
The role reports into a highly experienced AP Manager who believes firmly in employee growth through empowerment and career progression.
Your role as the Accounts Payable Clerk will involve the following;

Focus on the accounts payable team, validating costings and invoices within the business agreements
Deal with all supplier queries in a timely manner and process all invoices
Review all costings and ensure they are acceptable
Take ownership of queries and see them through to resolution within KPI time frames
Manage all email inboxes to the set Supplier agreements
Ensure all payment files are sent accurately and on timeWhat does the Accounts Payable role involve?

Receive and record invoices from suppliers
Process the invoices and attach that information to the relative project or department for job costing and financial statement purposes
Match and file invoices with their matching receipts
Make sure invoices are approved in time and to meet established payment cycle
Work in accordance with the payment process outlined by the Financial Processing manager
Provide excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to answer a multiple line phone system
Retain and keep up to date a solid understanding of the finance system along with all the other internal systems that Accounts Payable use
To liaise with the Supply Chain team/Account Managers regarding supplier rates
To support a supplier with queries
To enable and reach conflict resolution with suppliers in an appropriate manner, and in accordance with departmental objectives
To understand and support the achievement of all departmental KPIs
To be able to carry out statement reconciliations on supplier accounts and ensuring that the statement balances
To ensure compliance to all relevant statutory duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act, details of which are listed within the Company's Health and Safety Policy
Any other reasonable duties which may be requested.In return, my client offers a professional, fast growing and busy environment. There is a real team feel for this business.
What's on offer?

£23000 - £24000
Study support
Great hybrid model
08.30am - 5,00pm Mon - Fri
Generous holidays
Pension
Genuine career progression

For further information on this great opportunity, please contact Neil on (phone number removed) or email