Full job descriptionElite Personnel are delighted to be supporting our client with the appointment of an experienced Finance Officer to join their Finance Team during an exciting period of systems development and organisational change.
The Role
You will take responsibility for a broad range of Purchase Ledger and P2P activities, working closely with suppliers, contractors, budget holders and internal operational teams.
Your responsibilities will include:
*Managing the Purchase Ledger process from invoice receipt through to payment.
*Processing a high volume of supplier and contractor invoices accurately and efficiently.
*Matching purchase orders, goods receipts and invoices and investigating discrepancies.
*Ensuring invoices are correctly coded, authorised and posted to the finance system.
*Preparing and supporting regular BACS payment runs.
*Reconciling supplier statements and investigating outstanding balances.
*Monitoring aged invoices and actively progressing outstanding queries.
*Liaising with suppliers, contractors and internal stakeholders to obtain approvals, purchase orders and supporting information.
*Investigating invoice and payment discrepancies and taking ownership until resolution.
*Supporting month-end reconciliations and wider financial reporting activities.
*Maintaining accurate financial records and a clear audit trail.
*Providing guidance to colleagues around purchasing procedures, purchase orders and finance-system processes.
*Contributing to improvements in processes and controls as the organisation introduces a new finance system.
About You
Ideally, you will have:
*Previous experience in Purchase Ledger, Accounts Payable, Finance Officer or a similar transactional finance position.
*A strong understanding of Purchase-to-Pay processes and financial controls.
*Experience working with finance and/or procurement systems.
*Experience handling high volumes of invoices and supplier transactions.
*Strong reconciliation and discrepancy-investigation skills.
*Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel capability, including XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, filtering, sorting and data analysis.
*Experience communicating directly with suppliers, contractors and internal stakeholders.
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
*The ability to organise competing priorities and work effectively to deadlines.
Please contact Elite Personnel for further information or to discuss the opportunity in confidence.
Successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of their UK Right to Work and complete an Elite Personnel application form.
Please note: Due to the volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours, unfortunately you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.