A 12-month temp assignment in the education sector, with a very competitive hourly rate
Your new company
A leading education organisation is seeking an experienced Payments Officer to join its Finance team on a temporary basis. This is an excellent opportunity to join a large, complex organisation and work within a qualified, high-volume transactional finance environment.
Your new role
Working within the Accounts Payable function, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments while delivering a high level of service to internal stakeholders and suppliers.
- Processing high-volume supplier invoices, including non-standard and overseas invoices.
- Investigating and resolving invoice and Accounts Payable queries.
- Performing supplier statement and general ledger reconciliations.
- Processing journal transfers and maintaining accurate financial records.
- Investigating system exceptions and resolving discrepancies.
- Responding to enquiries from internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
- Ensuring transactions are processed in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.
- Supporting the wider Accounts Payable team to meet deadlines and service expectations.
- Contributing to improvements across AP systems, processes and procedures.
- Assisting with ad hoc finance tasks and projects as required.
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Previous Accounts Payable or Payments Officer experience, ideally within a large and complex organisation.
- Strong experience processing invoices and resolving payment-related queries.
- Experience with online Procure-to-Pay systems, with exposure to PeopleSoft, SAP or similar systems is highly regarded.
- Strong reconciliation and general accounting skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical problem-solving ability.
- Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to prioritise competing workloads, meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure.
- The ability to work independently while contributing positively to a larger finance team.
- Accounting qualifications or equivalent relevant experience will be highly regarded.
What you'll get in return
In return, you'll receive:
- A temporary opportunity within a large and highly regarded education organisation.
- Valuable experience within a complex, high-volume Accounts Payable environment.
- Exposure to established Procure-to-Pay systems and processes.
- The opportunity to develop your experience across payments, reconciliations, journals and stakeholder management.
- A professional and collaborative finance team environment.
- A varied role where you can make an immediate contribution and further strengthen your transactional finance experience.
What you need to do now
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