Accounts Payable Assistant

**Accounts Payable Assistant / Purchase Ledger – 6 month contract – £12.27ph Ltd or £9.91ph PAYE – Leading Defence Organisation – based near Preston – ** Our client is leading Defence organisation based near Preston who are looking for an Interim Accounts Payable Assistant / Purchase Ledger to join a large scale and unique defence project for initially on a 6 months contract. This role will involve travel to other sites in the UK; however the business will cover your accommodation etc… with this work away from home. If you are interested in this role please send your CV urgently, there is a deadline on this role so respond early to avoid missing out. Unfortunately due to the large number of applicants individual feedback cannot always be given. Ideal experience required for this Accounts Payable Assistant/Purchase Ledger role: * Previous Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience * The ability to demonstrate a good understanding of accounts payable knowledge and experience * Excellent communication and organisational skills * Strong IT skills including Word/Excel * Ideally a knowledge of either Baan/ SAP/ Maconomy/ IFS and/or invoice processing systems * The ability to hit the ground running and work under own initiative in a busy, fast paced environment * Any engineering finance experience, due to the nature of the large scale defence project would be advantageous. Key Responsibilities: Report to Finance Supervisor or qualified Accountant, you will be responsible for performing a range of accounts payable activities with the ability to demonstrate a basic understanding of the purchase to pay process (P2P) along with strong data entry and basic reconciliation skills. Please note this role will require UK Security Clearance therefore applicants must be security clearable Unfortunately due to the large number of applicants individual feedback cannot always be given. Please submit your CV now to be considered for the Interim Accounts Payable Assistant/Purchase Ledger position. Nina Kumar is the consultant managing this assignment and can be contacted on .

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