Accounts Clerk
Location: Office-Based Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm (1-hour unpaid lunch) Holiday: 25 Days + Bank Holidays Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Time Recruitment are proud to be acting as a preferred recruitment partner on behalf of a well-established and growing property business seeking an experienced Residential Accounts Clerk to join their finance team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented accounts professional with strong purchase ledger/accounts payable experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and building positive relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
The Role
As a Residential Accounts Clerk, you will be responsible for the efficient processing of supplier invoices and maintaining strong control of the accounts payable function across multiple entities.
Key duties will include:
•Processing high volumes of contractor and supplier invoices accurately and efficiently
•Managing multiple finance mailboxes and responding to queries in a timely manner
•Liaising with suppliers and internal departments to resolve invoice discrepancies
•Matching invoices to purchase orders and investigating pricing or volume variances
•Managing invoices on hold and proactively resolving issues to improve future processing
•Performing monthly supplier statement reconciliations
•Posting daily cash transactions
•Assisting with supplier account maintenance in line with company procedures
•Generating weekly payment runs for approval and payment
•Supporting year-end audit requirements and providing information to auditors
•Assisting regional teams with ad-hoc payment requests and general finance enquiries
•Identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhance efficiency
•Providing general office support including answering calls, scanning and document management
About You
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
Essential Skills & Experience
•Minimum 2 years' Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience
•Strong invoice processing and supplier reconciliation experience
•Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
•Professional telephone manner
•Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across departments
•Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
•Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
•A process-driven and methodical approach to work
•Team player with a proactive attitude
•Ability to manage supplier queries and escalate where necessary
Desirable
•Experience using Qube software
•Good Microsoft Excel skills
•AAT part-qualified or studying towards AAT
Benefits
•25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
•Company pension scheme (4% employee contribution, 4% employer contribution)
•Death in Service benefit of 3x annual salary
•Enhanced sickness scheme
•Free on-site parking
•Stable and supportive working environment
•Opportunity to join an established and growing organisation
If you're an experienced Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger professional looking for your next challenge within a friendly and supportive finance team, we'd love to hear from you.
Time Recruitment are acting as a Preferred Recruitment Partner in relation to this vacancy
