Accounts Payable Assistant - Chelmsford, United Kingdom - Connells Group

Connells Group

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Chelmsford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Description Accounts Payable team member**
Countrywide Finance

Countrywide is part of the Connells group, the UK's largest estate agency and property services business incorporating many well-known high street brands: Hamptons, Abbotts, Bairstow Eves, Taylors Estate Agents, are but a few.

Key Objectives

High volume of transactions across multiple UK companies within the end to end accounts payable process
Set up new supplier accounts and maintain existing account details
Monthly reconciliation of supplier statements
Processing BACS payments
Answering the phone and dealing with queries.

The role of Accounts Payable team member involves the following key responsibilities

Working in a small team your duties will include, but are not limited to processing all purchase invoices in a timely manner, ensuring coding and approval of invoices is in accordance with company policy
Maintaining the supplier database accurately, including changes of address and payment details
Reconciling supplier statements to aged creditor reports, identifying and resolving queries with internal teams or external suppliers
Assisting with monthend processes
Monitoring AP mailbox and dealing with queries.
Attention to detail with ability to produce accurate documentation and to file documents appropriately
Ability to work effectively within a team
Prioritisation and organisational skills able to work to deadlines
Selfmotivated and passionate; willing to own resolution of issues when working with multiple stakeholders
Competent IT skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel and Accounting Packages
Maths and English GCSE grade C (or equivalent)
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with internal and external stakeholders

About Connells Group
Connells Group is one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK.

Founded in 1936 and with a network of over 1200 branches nationwide, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of consumer and corporate services including new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, EPC provision, surveying, corporate lettings, asset management, land & planning, LPA receivers and auctions.

Job Reference:
CF00077