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AP Clerk

Posted 12 January 2023
Salary Competitive Salary (DOE)
LocationLondon
Job type Permanent
Discipline Energy, ESG & Green Tech Finance
ReferenceSHALI-3JAN23
Contact NameSam Hadfield

Job description

​Our Client, one of the original investors in the UK energy storage sector who contributes greatly to the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy, is seeking an AP Clerk to support the Finance Team in managing the invoicing and leading the implementation of the new AP system.

Responsibilities, duties and tasks:

  • You’ll be reporting to the Head of Finance and responsible for the AP System

  • Processing all supplier invoices and credit notes.

  • Monitoring the central finance e-mail inboxes

  • Raising Purchase orders and ensuring approval in line with company policy

  • Leading the invoice payments approvals process

  • Key contact for liaising with administrators on processing weekly payment deadlines

  • Review and reconciliation of invoice discrepancies

  • Performing monthly reconciliations

  • Assistance with budget set up and tracking

General duties:

  • Assisting wider finance team with audit and non- audit queries and other adhoc duties.

  • Address and respond to vendor queries

  • Completing relevant procedures with administrators for onboarding of new suppliers and relevant KYC procedures

  • Ensuring data on new AP system is kept up to date at all times

Qualifications & Experience:

It is essential that the post holder has:

  • GCSEs in Maths and English

  • Proven track record in a similar AP clerk role

  • Minimum of 2-3 years in an AP role

  • Solid understanding of basic core accounting concepts and processes

It is desirable that the post holder has:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, with a 2:1 or above or a professional accounting qualification (Level 4 AAT/CIMA)

Skills And Abilities:

It is essential that the post holder has:

  • Strong technical skills (particularly MS excel) and eager to learn and implement new AP systems

  • Must be able to work with limited supervision

  • Ability to work under pressure and deadlines