Finance Administrator (Payments)

Our Financial Accounts team are looking for a Finance Administrator to join them for 12 months. This is a varied role where you’ll provide support with payment processing including cheques and BACS payments, expenses and payments to external suppliers.

In this role your focus will be to:

• Process the business payments and invoices including purchase ledger, auto payments, manual payments, chaps, intercompany transfers, regulatory payovers, reassurance payments and any other business payments.
• Assist in the payment of GI (General Insurance) insurer commissions.
• Assist in the preparation of bank reconciliations and associated journals
• Ensure payments are made within SLA (Service Level Agreement)
• Monitor uncleared cheques and escalate any issues to the Senior Finance Administrator
• Ensure controls are adhered to and perform checks on payment support to ensure it is satisfactory
• Ensure payment issues log is updated in a timely manner and escalating any issues identified
• Ensure supplier queries are appropriately responded to
• Ensure all paperwork has been scanned/filed as appropriate
• Respond to queries in a timely manner.
• Provide other support to the Finance Operations Payments Manager when requested

To be considered for this role, you must be I.T literate, particularly in Microsoft Excel and Word, possess strong and accurate numeracy skills, have the ability to work to tight deadlines and enjoy working as part of a team. Ideally you’ll have a recognised accounting qualification; however we’re open to applications which demonstrate experience within purchase ledger and accounts.