Accounts Payable Assistant

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About the Role

The Accounts Payable Assistant will play a key role for processing and ensuring invoices and other documents are paid in a timely manner, so the supplier terms are meant.

About You

Minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade A-C including in English and Mathematics

Experience of working in a high-volume Accounts Payable team

Experience of a computerised financial management system utilising purchase orders, preferably Agresso

Knowledge and practical experience of the Purchase to Pay process

Experience in a customer-focussed environment

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

The ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Accuracy and attention to detail

About the Department

Accounts Payable is the section within Finance of the University that is responsible for the payments to Academic Visitors, Staff Expenses, Students and Trade Suppliers.

This is performed using the Finance System Agresso.

The Purchase to Pay process in place across college requires all supplier payments to be supported by purchases orders and the resulting supplier invoice.

Good understanding of the Purchase to Pay process will enable the post holder to fully appreciate the significance of their role in the cycle.

Timely payment of suppliers is critical to the organisation – the role is pivotal in ensuring university liabilities are discharged within agreed payment terms.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum, a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Holiday may be restricted during July in the approach to financial year end.

The post is based at the Dept W – Mile End Road, London. It is full time (35 hours per week), permanent appointment, with an expected start date of 29th August 2022. The starting salary will be Grade 3 in the range of £28,202 - £32,941 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Sharon Bond at s.bond@qmul.ac.uk or on +44 (0) 020 7882 3035.

To further details and to apply for the role, please click the ‘further details and to apply’ button below.

The closing date for applications is 17/08/2022.

Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

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