Accounts Payable Assistant
About Candidate
Education/Qualification
- Ongoing – ACCA
- 2022 BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance, London South Bank University 2:1 Classification
- 2017 Level 3 AAT and Level 2 AAT National Diploma – Runshaw Adult College, Leyland
- 2014 St John Rigby, Wigan (Transferred after the first year)
- 2013 11 GCSE Grade A-C Including Maths and English – Abraham Guest Academy
Systems used
- Microsoft Word and Excel – VLOOKUPS / PIVOTS / IFS
- NetSuite
- Sage50
- Other In-House Systems
Career Summary
Current Employer – Construction Company – £131.44m
Position – Accounts Payable Assistant
Dates – March 2024 – Present
- Reported to the Accounts Payable Manager and was responsible for the Accounts Payable function
- Daily duties include invoice processing, bank reconciliations, statement reconciliations, general enquiries, sales ledger, purchase ledger & expenses.
- Reported on AP Aged Debtors to the Finance Manager at month-end
- Worked closely with Financial and Management Accountants to understand their daily duties and responsibilities
- Mentored two new employees to company standards
- Invoice Processing – Circa 150 P/M
- Payment Preparation
- Reconciling bank statements
- Posting Journals
- Raising payments to the bank
- Staff Expenses
- Reconciling supplier statements
- PO Matching
- General Supplier enquires
Previous Employer – Beauty and Wellness product supplier – £43.1m Turnover
Position – Accounts Assistant
Dates – January 2024 – March 2024
- Reported to the Finance Manager and managed the Accounts Payable function, including invoice processing and general enquiries
- Worked closely with Management Accountants to gain a better understanding of their daily duties
- Posting transactions to Tipalti and Bright Pearl
- Preparation of Payments
- Reconciling bank statements
- Supplier On-boarding
- Raising payments to the bank
- Posting Journals
- Reconciling supplier statements
- Staff Expenses
- Invoice Processing
- PO Matching
Previous Employer – Drinks Company
Position – Payables Assistant
Dates – October 2022 – October 2023
British producer of premium drink mixers.
- Worked in a team of 8 and reported to the Accounts Payable Manager
- Reconciled Bank Statements Weekly
- Reconciled Supplier Statements Bi-Weekly / Ad-Hoc
- Responsible for Manually Coding / Matching / Approving – 50 Invoices Daily
- Responsible for Daily Derivative Postings / Journal Postings
- Responsible for onboarding new Suppliers – Confirming Bank Details, Addresses, Tax Treatments, etc
- Ensured Invoices were processed for the Weekly Payment Runs
- Responsible for the Preparation of Payments and posting Payments to the Bank Daily
- Processed Employee Expense using the In-House system
- Posted Transaction Journals to NetSuite when needed
- Consistently met Project Deadlines
- Covered Sickness for members of the team
Previous Employer – Fastener Supplier
Position – Sales Distributor
Dates – 2016 – 2017
Previous Employer – Vehicle Repair
Position – Customer service Intern
Dates – 2014-2016
