Finance Assistant

Location: Greater London

Our client are a leading property investment business based in fantastic offices in the heart of London's West End - They offer a hybrid working pattern and a great team culture and atmosphere where you will feel really valued. The role is initially offered as a 12 month FTC but has the possibility to extend

Being a key member of the Payment Operations team, we are looking for someone with great communication skills and a strong team player with a good awareness of deadlines. You will be responsible for the day-to-day team processes which will include; making sure that invoices and statements are processed in a timely manner, all queries (both from internal and external stakeholders) are responded effectively, payments are raised and released in a timely manner.

You will be given a set of suppliers where it will be your responsibility to manage them and making sure their accounts are all up to date.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

· Matching and inputting of approx. 200 invoices per week

· Monitor the approval of invoices, ensuring this is performed promptly.

· Deal with ad hoc queries from suppliers, colleagues, and external site teams.

· Proactively ensure that invoices are paid within 30 days.

· Reconciliation of supplier statements, ensuring all issues are fully dealt with.

· Assisting with weekly BACS cycle and raising CHAPS as needed.

· Ensure all outstanding debit / credit balances are regularly cleared from the purchase ledger.

· General ad-hoc duties as required.

ABOUT YOU

· Demonstratable Purchase Ledger experience.

· Ability to solve problems and resolve queries in a timely manner.

· Methodical, highly organised, attentive to detail, able to prioritise.

· Great written and oral communication skills and a professional manner

· Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

· Proficiency in MS Office including Word and Excel (lookups, pivot tables)

· Self-discipline, Confident, articulate, self-starter, accurate