Full job descriptionSterling Williams are supporting an International Bank, based in the West End of London in their search for an Accounts Payable Clerk. The successful candidate will likely have a background in Financial Services, and experience using Oracle systems.


Accounts Payable Clerk
Full-time, Office based 4 days per week, with 1 from home
Salary circa £35 - 40,000 pa plus benefits
2 year Fixed Term Contract initially


The candidate will be involved in numerous tasks, but mainly:


*Process all invoices in a timely manner so that suppliers are paid according to their due dates.
*Having a working knowledge of month end close, including calculating and posting expenditure accruals and prepayments.
*Maintain the AP database ensuring accurate up to date data for expense and VAT processing.
*Daily and monthly Nostro reconciliations.
*Prepare and execute secure domestic and international payment runs.
*Inputting journals into ERP systems (Oracle) as instructed by the management.
*Prepare suspense accounts reconciliation as instructed by Management.
*Ad-hoc analysis of overheads and invoices.
*Alert line management of any discrepancy or unusual invoice.
*Prepare manual bank confirmations for review on an ad-hoc basis.
*Implement rigorous anti-fraud controls. Execute Know Your Vendor (KYV) verifications prior to amending any supplier static data or banking beneficiary details.
*Collect transactional data and support internal and external auditors to prove operating effectiveness of internal financial controls.


The successful candidate will likely have the following experience:


*Financial Services experience preferable or worked in a similar environment
*They must have very good organisational skills
*Previous experience of using the Oracle system would be a benefit
*Previous Accounts Payable experience and can-do prepayments, accruals and Nostro reconciliations
*Good communication skills
*Good attention to detail