Purchase Ledger Clerk

• Location: Guildford (with parking)
• Job Type: Full-time, temporary for 2 weeks
• Salary: £13 - £14 per hour plus holiday
• Working hours: 9am to 6pm (may be some flex

We are seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to support our Finance Manager with the efficient management of the Accounts Payable function. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, has strong bookkeeping skills, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Accurately process and enter Purchase Invoices and Expenses onto Xero, ensuring correct GL coding and VAT treatment, and obtaining authorisations from relevant team members.
• Perform reconciliations of payment transactions on bank accounts and Corporate Credit Card to supplier invoices, including Amazon accounts, within Xero.
• Assist with weekly payment runs to suppliers.
• Monitor and manage email inboxes.
• Create and maintain Supplier Accounts within Xero.
• Conduct Supplier Statement Reconciliations.
• Ad-hoc tasks as required.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• AAT qualified, Part-Qualified, or QBE
• Strong bookkeeping skills.
• Experience in processing high volumes of Purchase Invoices (Essential).
• Experience in reconciliation of bank accounts and credit cards (Essential).
• Good knowledge of VAT.
• Good skills in Excel and Word.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Experience with Xero required.
• Excellent communication skills.