Finance Officer Accounts Payable – Jobs In Childrens Services Shrewsbury

Overview

Position Title: Finance Officer Accounts Payable

Company: Action for Children

Location: Shrewsbury, UK

Job Description

At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard, and campaign to bring lasting change to their lives.

We are looking for an Accounts Payable finance Officer Accounts Payable to join our Finance Team.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the Purchase Order process is adhered to, liaising with procurement colleagues and suppliers.
• Leading the enforcement of anti-fraud controls in relation to purchasing activities and the enforcement of prescribed controls over the function.
• Leading the weekly BACS run and ensure Fostering payments are processed timely and accurately, also reconciliation of the accounts payable ledger.
• Producing and presenting all relevant KPI’s for the Accounts Payable & Purchase Card Manager.
• Ensuring that all P-card coding is accurate and regularly maintained and provide first line reconciliation.
• Providing support for other Finance functions as required.

Requirements:

• Studied for or will hold an entry level Accounting Qualification.
• Have prior experience of working within and supporting a finance function, working on and interrogating frame finance systems and high value invoicing.
• Good understanding of double entry bookkeeping.
• Previous demonstrable training on fraud prevention.
• Experience within a range of accounting disciplines/areas of work to facilitate flexible working across the department.