Accounts Payable Clerk – Finance Assistant

Accounts Payable Clerk / Finance Assistant required for a successful international fashion retail group based in London.

JOB OVERVIEW

We have an excellent opportunity available for an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk / Finance Assistant with this growing Company.

The Company currently has 40 stores across the UK and Europe, a hugely successful website and are continuing to grow at a fast pace here in the UK and abroad.

Working as the Accounts Payable Clerk / Finance Assistant you will support accounting operations for the business by processing merchandise invoices, making payments, resolving queries from buyers and suppliers and assisting in necessary month end tasks.

This is a really exciting time to join this business as the Accounts Payable Clerk / Finance Assistant. If you have the accounting background and want to gain some international accounts experience then we would like to hear from you.

DUTIES

Invoice Processing:

• To check the Purchase Order numbers on the invoices to register if the goods have been received

• To process merchandise invoices, where the goods have been received

• Process Web and Customer Refunds

• Process Class ID invoices

• Process Hong Kong invoices requiring specialist treatment

• Process Inventory Returns paperwork

• Set up new supplier accounts (In the AP Manager’s absence)

• Respond to supplier queries

• Assist the buyers with order queries

• Provide Accountants with assistance when required

Payments:

• Process weekly payment runs for BACS, International (various currencies)and cheques

• Process European Wages (Germany/Netherlands/Sweden)

• Accept, print documents and reconcile Letter of Credit transactions

• Reconcile outstanding payments from relevant bank accounts

• Process Trade Exchange transfers when requested by the Cash Manager

• Enter international payment information onto the banking portal

• Any other ad hoc payments

• Liaise with the bank regarding any queries/transactions

Month End Tasks:

• Provide monthly commission spend to accountants

• Assist with pre-paid inventory completion (quarterly)

• Clear down unallocated freight charges

• Clear down unallocated invoice payments

Skills/Qualifications:

• Previous Accounts Payable experience

• Experience of working closely with banks and multi currencies

• Experience with different systems

• Adaptable, lateral thinker, quick learner with the ability to work on own initiative

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

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