Finance Officer - Accounts Payable

Finance Officer (Accounts Payable) Contract: Temporary ongoing Location:North London Pay Rate: £17.71 per hour Hours : 35 hours per week Hybrid working: 2-3 days onsite We are seeking a Finance Officer (Accounts Payable) to join a busy finance team on a temporary basis, with the potential for the role to become permanent. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and has significant hands-on experience managing purchase orders, supplier reconciliations and accounts payable processes. You'll play a vital role in ensuring supplier invoices, payments and reconciliations are processed accurately and efficiently, helping to maintain robust financial controls across the organisation. What you'll be doing: Processing approximately 200 supplier invoices every fortnight Managing the purchase ledger and maintaining accurate supplier records Overseeing the purchase order process, ensuring correct authorisation and invoice matching Performing supplier statement reconciliations and investigating discrepancies Processing payment runs and maintaining accurate payment records Supporting weekly bank reconciliations and resolving unreconciled items Preparing and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations Processing staff expenses and corporate card reconciliations Monitoring finance queries and providing excellent internal and external customer service Supporting month-end, year-end and audit processes What we're looking for: Significant charity experience in a transactional finance or accounts payable role Strong experience managing purchase requisition and purchase order processes Proven ability to complete supplier reconciliations and confidently investigate and resolve discrepancies Experience processing invoices, payment runs and maintaining purchase ledgers Experience preparing balance sheet and bank reconciliations Excellent data entry accuracy and attention to detail Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities Good communication skills and a collaborative approach Strong Excel and finance systems experience Desirable Experience using Sage Intacct We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.