Accounts Payable Officer

The Company

We are looking for your extraordinary Accounts Payable skills. Our client is a New York Listed growth-focused food manufacturer offering a dynamic work environment and an exciting career path. You will enjoy extensive professional training and development to reach your full potential as an integral member of a rapidly growing, high-performing team. You will report to the Accounts Payable Manager and have the opportunity to grow towards an Assistant Accountant. This role will provide a quick advancement in your career.

The Role

Your primary responsibility is to handle the administrative and clerical needs of the AP/Finance Department. Do you like an ever-changing environment? As the Accounts Payable Officer, two days will ever be the same.

The role will require you to report to the Accounts Payable Manager and will focus on;

- Processing and reviewing new supplier applications

- Handling a large volume of invoices

- Reconciling of supplier accounts and computing data into their sophisticated accounting software

- Monitoring and processing high volume of transactions within the Accounts Payable Ledger

- Liaising with the financial team in the development of accounts payable systems, policies and procedures

- Reporting on a monthly basis on key outstanding issues

- Daily filing of payments and sorting incoming mail

Your Skills & Experience

• Degree in Accounting, Business, Commerce or related field.
• Extraordinary experience in an A/P role spanning at least two years.
• Forward-thinking skills in MS Excel and experience with a large ERP.
• Special client focus to provide excellent service to business partners.
• Strong communication skills to maintain positive working relationships with a variety of suppliers.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent time management skills.

About You

You are highly organised, detail oriented, and have a sense of urgency to complete tasks promptly but accurately. You have a flexible outlook and are able to take care of frequent interruptions and changing priorities. You have strong communication, customer service and social skills, especially with contacts from both technical and financial backgrounds. You have the initiative and creative flair to offer innovative solutions to improve the A/P function.

What's on offer?

• A dynamic role with a growth-focused company.
• Exciting opportunities to broaden your career through ongoing training.
• Exposure to a variety of special projects to extend your skill set.
• Forward-thinking career prospects and a real chance to reach your full potential.
• The support of a talented team.
• A flexible workplace where work-life balance is actively promoted.

Robert Half Ltd is committed to equal opportunity and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of categories protected under local law.