Accounts Payable Assistant

GAUCHO are delighted to be recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant for our Head Office in Oxford Circus, London. We are looking for someone with good Accounts Payable experience, ideally from a similar Retail, Hospitality or Leisure operation. You'll be a first-class communicator, able to interact confidently and clearly with many internal stakeholders across the business.

At GAUCHO, we bring contemporary, Argentine-inspired dining to the UK, with exceptional steak, world-class wines, and warm, attentive service at the heart of every experience. Our restaurants capture the vibrant GAUCHO energy within sophisticated, welcoming settings. With locations across London and the UK, GAUCHO continues to set the standard for unforgettable dining.

• 50% off your food bill at all GAUCHO restaurants
• Referral and Length of Service Bonuses
• Incentive and reward schemes
• Cycle to work schemes and discounted gym membership
• GAUCHO Benefits
• Industry Apprenticeship Program Opportunities
• Career Development and Training Programs
• Training provided by the GAUCHO Academy
• 28 paid annual holidays + options to purchase additional days

• Process and maintain Payhawk Credit card accounts and expenses across the business
• Review the Aged Creditors report
• Reconcile supplier payments to the bank
• Ensure all supplier invoices are appropriately authorised for payment
• Processing and maintaining accurate record of all supplier invoices to the correct cost centres
• Obtain, validate, and process invoices for payment, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Supplier reconciliations to include agreeing with suppliers and resolving queries in a timely manner.
• Inputting invoices with accurate treatment of VAT depending on the type of Invoice/expenses and back-up supplied.
• Monitor Accounts Inbox so that emails are responded to in a timely manner.
• Communicate with sites to resolve queries.
• Responsible for setting up first stage supplier payments.
• Update supplier information to ensure supplier's information is up to date on all systems.
• Maintaining good relationships with suppliers.
• Ad hoc tasks at managers discretion
• Record Keeping:
  Maintain accurate records of all accounts payable transactions including invoices, payment confirmations, and vendor communications.
• Support:
  Provide support to the accounting team, senior leaders and the restaurants with various financial tasks, including month end closing and audit activities.

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience of Hospitality will be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of supplier reconciliations.
• Excellent numeracy and Intermediate Excel skills (pivot tables, sumifs, filters, etc.)
• Good communication skills
• Experience of delivering to month end deadlines.
• Enthusiastic with a can-do attitude.
• Inquisitive mind and the ability to problem solve.
• Very organised and with a keen eye for detail.
• Inquisitive mind and the ability to problem solve.
• Very organised and with a keen eye for details.
• Use of the following systems:
  Sage, Idocs, Fourth R9 inventory

Please note this role is required for 4 days in the office and 1 day working from home.