Accounts Payable Assistant

Our business has a long and proud history of food excellence. We produce award-winning dressings, condiments and marinades for many of the UK’s leading food manufacturers and retailers as well as nurturing our own brands: English Provender™, Very Lazy® and Newman’s Own®. We believe it’s our passion for good food, fine ingredients and technical excellence that sets us apart and gives us our success.

We’re a spirited, adventurous and resourceful team, and we think these qualities make for something pretty unique and coveted these days. From the mayonnaise and chutneys we create to the management styles and choices we make, everything is guided by our core company values: Put People First, Bring Positive Energy, Be Better Every Day, Do the Right thing the Right Way. It's these values that make us look forward to coming to work every day and make English Provender company a great place to work.

JOB TITLE: Accounts Payable Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Finance

REPORTS TO: Financial Assistant

RESPONSIBLE FOR: N/A

MAIN PURPOSE: To maintain an accurate creditor’s ledger and assist with adhoc duties within the Finance department. Please note this role is fully onsite (5 days per week)

1. Accurate and timely processing of all invoices received by EPC
2. Liaise with authorised signatories to obtain approval for all invoices in a timely fashion.
3. Dealing with accounts payable queries, including rejected goods, copy invoices and chasing credit notes.
4. Weekly processing of BACs and Swift payments.
5. Reconciling monthly supplier statements and resolving any differences.
6. Compilation of weekly Accounts Payable reports – GRNI, QMS, and NBI.
7. Monthly review of the Goods Received Not Invoiced report to ensure all invoices received and booking errors etc are resolved and removed.
8. Quarterly review of Goods Received Not Invoiced with Financial Accountant
9. Maintenance of petty cash
10. Ensuring all invoices are filed and retained for the appropriate time period.
11. Ensuring that all invoices have appropriate back up documentation
12. New supplier account set ups
13. The maintenance of supplier account details – change of address/bank details
14. Various month end tasks as scheduled

Please note this vacancy does not meet the minimum salary and skill requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker category. Only those candidates who have a legal right to work in the United Kingdom [without requiring sponsorship from us] will be considered.

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