Accounts Payable Assistant

5 months ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom Card Factory Full time

Job Introduction
cardfactory are currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant to work in Transactional Finance at our head office in Wakefield. This is an exiciting role where you will be able to join an established team and take the next step in your career You will be responsible for resolution of creditor accounts and queries, weekly payment runs, expenses and invoices. This role would suit somebody with excellent time management skills and good attention to detail, with an organised and structured approach to delivery.

This opportunity is offered on a fixed term contract basis and will be based at Junction 41 in Wakefield Monday to Friday, with free parking.

Main Responsibilities
- Ensure invoices are correctly authorised at the relevant level
- Work to a strict month-end close timetable
- Prioritise key tasks to meet daily targets
- Reconcile monthly supplier statements and ensure any discrepancies are resolved promptly
- Review supplier ledger accounts each month, ensuring all payments are allocated, and any issues are escalated to the Transactional Finance Manager
- Review, log, scan both staff expense and credit card claims, ensuring VAT is correct, costs are coded correctly along with gaining appropriate authorisation
- Work closely with other departments and stores always given excellent customer service
- Prepare and process weekly payment runs
- Maintain a level of discretion and confidentiality at all times
- Prior experience working in a fast paced accounts payable department is preferable
- Working knowledge of Excel, Word and Outook
- Experience of SAP is desirable (although full training would be given)
- Excellent communication both written and verbal
- Keen to learn new skills
- Excellent customer service skills

About The Company
Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland. In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer. This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.

**Benefits**
- 25% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
- Save As You Earn scheme
- Financial Wellbeing Support
- Financial Education Tools
- Salary Advance
- Seasonal incentive schemes
- Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
- Discounted mobile phone contracts
- Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
- Employee Assistance Programme - access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
- Enhanced Family leave

No agencies, please.



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