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    4. Accounts Payable Assistant (Fixed Term Contract) Coventry 2024
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    We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join a busy team on a 6-month contract in a rapidly expanding retailer.

    Mountain Warehouse currently trades from over 360 stores throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and New Zealand. We also have a thriving e-commerce site and trade through an increasing number of online marketplaces, such as Amazon & eBay, both in the UK and internationally.

    Reporting to one of our Accounts Payable Team Leader you will play a key role in supporting the business in several key AP tasks. This role is based at our shared service centre in Coventry.

    The role

    • Manage all activities on a group of specified supplier accounts – either International or UK based suppliers
    • Manage the email inbox to ensure that invoices are passed for processing and queries are dealt with or escalated as required
    • Process invoices and credit notes
    • Setting up new suppliers including bank details and maintaining related account information such as remittance email address, payment terms etc.
    • Allocating transactions on the suppliers account
    • Statement reconciliations including investigation and resolution of outstanding balances
    • Processing journals into Netsuite.
    • Reviewing of aged creditors reports
    • Assist with payment runs ensuring all approved and due invoices are included and that payments to key accounts are made
    • Liaising with internal and external contacts to resolve invoice queries in a timely manner
    • Supporting co-workers within the team and working together to achieve business targets
    • Other ad-hoc duties as required

    Skills & qualification

    • Desire to join an Accounts Payable team and develop a career in Finance
    • Strong numeracy and IT skills (particularly Excel)
    • Excellent attention to detail, performing all work with high levels of accuracy
    • Good spoken and written communication skills and initiative to problem solve
    • Organisational and time management skills with ability to work to deadlines
    • Open, friendly person who is proactive, keen to develop and work as part of a growing team