Accounts Payable Officer

The Role

Accounts Payable Finance Officer required for a charity based in Camden to support their finance team on an interim basis. The Accounts Payable Finance Officer will be responsible for processing invoices and payments, maintaining accurate financial records and responding to supplier and internal queries. Starting as a 6 week temp role with potential extension.


What You Will Be Doing

• Processing supplier invoices and ensuring accurate coding.
• Managing supplier payments in line with agreed terms and deadlines.
• Preparing payment runs and processing staff expense reimbursements.
• Responding to supplier and internal finance queries.
• Completing supplier statement reconciliations and investigating discrepancies.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and supporting audit requirements.
• Ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation and providing cover when required.
• Supporting ad hoc finance tasks as needed.

About you

• You have a minimum of three years' relevant accounts payable experience, with an accounting or finance qualification desirable but not essential.

• You are organised, adaptable and able to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.

• You have excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with financial and non-financial stakeholders.

• You take a proactive, flexible and collaborative approach, with a strong understanding of confidentiality, GDPR compliance and professional boundaries.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of accounts payable processes, including invoice processing, payments and reconciliations.

• Experience using accounting systems, ideally Xledger, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP.

• Ability to produce accurate financial information, maintain records and manage changing workloads effectively.

• Commitment to following financial procedures, maintaining confidentiality and contributing to the smooth running of the finance team.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.