An exciting role has come up with a local organisation who are looking for an Accounts Payable (2) clerk to join their busy team for 3 months initially. PURPOSE OF POST: To provide accounts payable support to the Finance Division, including: processing all invoices generated throughout the Authority, supporting the Creditors financial system with the responsibility for documenting procedures, testing modifications and assisting Schools and devolved users. Assess and determine the suitability of invoices/petty cash and imprest claims in relation to financial regulations, identifying payment priority to ensure creditors payment terms are met as defined in the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act, including checking of VAT when required . Assist and reply to written and telephone enquires relating to invoices/ledger codes and schools/departments monthly statements.
• Prepare and generate urgent daily two weekly payment runs to produce cheque and BACS payments to creditors in line with predetermined timetables. Action exceptions reports accordingly highlighted on the prepayment report.
• Responsible for the processing, handling and reconciliation of the Authorities Petty Cash scheme and ensure that periodic standing journal payments are processed to meet predetermined deadlines.
• (Construction Industry Scheme). Ability to deal with complex written and verbal enquiries from HMRC, schools and departments on CIS issues. Extracting data and maintaining reports to reconcile monthly and annual figures require by Inland Revenue Legislation. Issue monthly statements to sub-contractors.
• Responsible for the settlement of credit accounts corresponding in writing and verbally with companies. Implement debt recovery procedures as appropriate. Experience: Demonstrable experience of working in an office environment, in a financial setting Evidence of working with members of the public Able to use spreadsheets, word processing and e-mail packages Able to use IT databases such as Financials or equivalent software. Able to develop, maintain and monitor systems Guidant is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.