Finance assistant

The Finance Assistant will be required to support the Finance team with all daily, weekly, monthly and annual finance tasks and procedures. In addition, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the accounts payable and receivable, as well as maintaining strong relationships with both colleagues and suppliers. ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES bull; Day-to-day accounts payable duties ensuring entry of all purchase invoices/credit notes daily. bull; Post invoices to the Creditors Ledger and reconcile to Supplier statements. bull; Liaise with Suppliers on any queries relating to purchase invoices/credit notes/payments. bull; Import invoice data onto SAGE. bull; Run monthly supplier payment schedule for approval to pay. bull; Send remittances to suppliers after payments are made. bull; Manage Prepayments Register, realising expenses when due. bull; General accounts queries - Investigating and liaising with other departments. bull; Maintaining accurate electronic filing. bull; Expenses ndash; process staff expenses. bull; Month and year end procedures and audits. bull; Produce internal and external reports as required. bull; Responsible for accounts email inbox and process emails and queries etc. bull; Ensure payments are made on time. bull; Issue customer statements / reconcile supplier statements. bull; Any other tasks required by the Financial Controller. SKILLS bull; AAT qualified or CIMA/ACCA studier bull; Good knowledge of Accounts Payable and minimum of 2/3 years working experience bull; Good knowledge of Cash Book and Bank Reconciliations bull; Experience of working within a multi departmental AP system bull; Comfortable working to deadlines bull; Accounts Payable experience bull; Experience dealing with 500+ invoices per month bull; Good knowledge of Excel/Microsoft and SAGE