Accounts Payable Assistant

1 week ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Darktrace Full time

Founded by mathematicians and cyber defense experts in 2013, Darktrace is a global leader in cyber security AI, delivering complete AI-powered solutions in its mission to free the world of cyber disruption.

We protect more than 8,400 customers from the world's most complex threats, including ransomware, cloud, and SaaS attacks.

Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, Darktrace has more than 2,400 employees located globally. Customers include public sector agencies, education institutions, media, organizations supplying critical infrastructure, and businesses of all sizes worldwide.

We are looking for a
Finance Assistant to join our exciting, fast-growing company.

If you want to work at the cutting edge of technology for a global leader, and are willing to rise to a challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

As a member of the Finance department, you will be joining a dynamic and talented team, dedicated to supporting the business in a rapidly expanding world-class company.

You will interact with people across the business and have multiple priorities at one time, so you will need to be a good communicator and have superb time management skills, excellent attention to detail and self-motivation.


Responsibilities:

  • Processing incoming purchases invoices, reconciling supplier statements, coding and checking company details; purchase authorisation and contract information
  • Allocation of credit cards payments and reconciliation of monthly statement
  • Key supplier liaison and relationship maintenance, dealing with queries
  • Ensuring invoices are authorised in line with the company budget authorisation processes and data is input to finance system with correct currency, VAT, company location information
  • Preparing weekly suggested payment and liaising with Team Lead on cash requirements (UK and International currency), matching supplier payments including credit card and reconciling supplier accounts

Other:

  • Other finance month end routines (may include items such as accruals, prepayments and other journals)
  • Working to support annual audit information preparation
  • Recording and reconcile intercompany transactions
  • Reviewing deposits and contract prepayments
  • Inputting capital expenditure items to Fixed Asset register
  • Review and maintenance of the supplier accounts on the ERP system.
  • Future project work as required
  • Numerate with strong attention to detail as key 'gateway' role in terms of quality of expense data in the accounting systems (Essential)
  • Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and ability to work unsupervised and prioritise tasks (Essential)
  • Helpful, flexible, proactive approach to work, a team player with a willingness to tackle both new and routine tasks (Essential)
  • Enthusiastic, reliable and selfconfident, with an excellent telephone manner (Essential)
  • Dynamic, responsible and highly organised with the ability to manage multiple streams of work within defined timelines (Essential)
  • Confident in addressing and escalating matters with colleagues in order to resolve underlying issues (Essential)
  • Effective communication skills with finance and nonfinance staff, collaborative nature and proactive team player (Essential)
  • Flexible working to accommodate key monthly deadlines at peak times (Essential)

Benefits we offer:

  • 23 days paid holiday plus UK bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after two years' service,
  • Additional birthday day off,
  • Salary Sacrifice pension scheme with 4% employer contribution and minimum 5% employee contribution,
  • Optional BUPA private medical insurance for you and your immediate family,
  • Life assurance with a benefit of 4x your annual basic salary,
  • Employee Assistance Programme offering both online and telephone support and resources to you and your family,
  • Cycle to work scheme,
  • Active social and charity initiatives including our matched charitable giving scheme and employee recognition scheme.
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