Accounts Payable Assistant

Posted 01 August 2025
Salary £15.00 - £17.00 per hour
LocationLondon
Job type Interim
Discipline Consumer
ReferenceSVWTEMP0826_1754039804

Job description

Accounts Payable Assistant
3 month temp
up to £17ph
Hybrid working
London

I am currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable assistant, with at least 18 months experience in an AP role, to join a well known Hospitality brand in London. This will be a temporary role for 3 months.

Key responsibilities:

  • Processing a high volume of invoices/Credits
  • Inputting financial transactions such as Purchase Ledger invoices ensuring all
  • entries have been entered and reconciled against the correct nominal code and
  • filed accurately
  • Reconcile supplier statements
  • Ensure all purchase invoices adhere to internal processing
  • Downloading invoices from portals
  • Handling customer or internal staff queries as efficiently as possible
  • Deal with suppliers by phone, post or via email
  • Managing multiple inboxes
  • Allocating Direct Debits
  • Assist the Accounts team with general clerical support and administration
  • You may also have duties in other areas of the Finance such as filing and posting
  • transactions to the finance system as required


Candidate Specification:

  • To be successful for this role, you will have high volume multi-site/business
  • experience in a similar role ideally in the Hospitality, QSR or Retail industry
  • You are a confident and professional communicator who is comfortable dealing
  • with internal and external stakeholders
  • You have a keen attention to detail with the ability to work to fixed deadlines
  • Have excellent written/verbal communication skills
  • You are proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
  • Experience with SAP Business One or other accounts software would be an
  • advantage
  • Experience with Docuware or document management systems would also be an
  • advantage