Accounts Payable Assistant

We have a great opportunity for a Senior Accounts Payable Assistant to join our team at an extremely exciting time for the business. We are currently standardising our finance processes as we've recently implemented a new system.
As a Senior Accounts Payable Assistant you will be responsible for ensuring invoices are processed ready for payment in a timely manner in line with procedures, building relationships both internally and externally to ensure that queries are dealt with promptly. You will work together with your finance colleagues to embed new processes, with a continuous improvement mindset to improve ways of working across the team and drive key KPIs.

Main Responsibilities

Proactively manage flow of invoices through the system, ensuring invoices are processed ready for payment in a timely manner.
Ensure key account reconciliations are carried out on a monthly basis including resolving/escalation of queries
Follow up and review aged items and debit balances on the ledger
Support with annual audit requirements
Increase process automation
Assist with generating payment runs, ensuring all due invoices are picked up for payment.
Provide cover for the AP Manger
Champion best practise, working with team colleagues to review ways of working with a view to driving efficiencies and improving key measures.

Experience of working in Accounts Payable in an organisation with a continuous improvement mindset.
Good knowledge of Excel and experience of working with an ERP system (Dynamics 365 beneficial)
Good written and verbal communication skills
The ability to influence others to achieve results
Be a true team player, yet self-motivated
Ability to prioritise workload

At Inspired, we feel it's vital that our people are rewarded. We regularly compare our salaries against other companies to ensure we're competitive and aligned with the market. We'll also review your basic pay every year.
So, when you say yes to Inspired, we'll give you access to our reward package.

We're constantly reviewing the details of the package to ensure it has everything our people want in a benefits scheme, but the things you can enjoy currently include:

Holidays - You are entitled to a minimum of 25 days statutory holiday per year plus bank holidays. If you work part-time this will be pro-rated.
Pension - We're aware of how important it is to save for retirement. And at Inspired, we want to help you along the way, which is why we offer an excellent Defined Contribution pension plan that meets and exceeds auto-enrolment requirements.
Life Assurance - From day one, you'll receive life assurance coverage.
Shares - From time-to-time we are able to offer discounted or enhanced Employee Stock Purchase Plans.
Enhanced Family Leave - For many of our people, starting a family is an important part of their life journey. When you choose Inspired, you join a company that knows how important it is that you get the time to welcome your new addition, so we enhance all of our family leave entitlements - Maternity, Shared Parental, Adoption and Paternity.
Salary Sacrifice - Join one of our Salary Sacrifice schemes, cycle-to-work or pension contributions, and you could save money on tax and National Insurance.
Recognition - At Inspired we want to acknowledge our dedicated employees. The Inspiration Awards is a recognition scheme open to all our employees, rewarding those who have gone the extra mile in embodying our Core Principles at Inspired. There is a quarterly prize awarded by the Executive Management Team as well as runner up prizes. An annual Carrington Award prize is awarded to one of the quarterly prize winners, judged by our President and Chief Operating Officer.
Health & Well-being - At Inspired, your well-being is a top priority; we want you to be the best you can be. That is why we'll offer you a private healthcare savings scheme with BHSF and an Employee Assistance program intended to help you, your partner or your children deal with any personal problems that might adversely impact work performance, health, and well-being. As a caring company, we try hard to accommodate family life and personal commitments and believe that goodwill is essential to a happy and productive member of the team.
Social - Each office has a social committee that organizes company-funded events and other activities such as charity days, tuck shops, and inter-team competitions. It is important to us that you feel part of the Inspired family.
Flexible & Hybrid Working - Where we can offer a flexible or hybrid approach to working, we do. Not all our roles can accommodate this, but we understand and value the benefits of work-life balance and autonomy. If your role can accommodate it, we believe it's not about where you work, but more about the value that you bring.
Birthday Leave - To celebrate your birthday, you'll be able to take a day off work anytime during the calendar month of your birthday.
Annual Leave Buy and Sell - You are entitled to buy and sell up to five days of holiday each year.
Employee discounts - You'll get access to the Benefits Website, which offers a range of discounts including entry to attractions, theme parks, shopping, gifts and holidays discounts, Corporate Perks which offers further discounts: on travel, holidays, electronics, utilities and fashion and discounts on the Warner Leisure Group of hotels.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to £25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events
Company pension
Discounted or free food
Free parking
Life insurance
On-site parking

Schedule:

Monday to Friday