Our client, an international offshore energy company, are hiring an Accounts Payable Assistant on a permanent basis.

Job Purpose:
To provide accounting and administrative support to the Cost Accountant and Finance Manager.

Key Responsibilities:
• Assisting the Finance Team as required
• Ensuring supplier Invoices and employee expense claims are recorded accurately and processed for payment in a timely manner.
• Assisting with accurate recording of month end Accruals and Prepayments.
• Processing supplier invoices by ensuring adequate approvals are in place prior to settlement within agreed credit term.
• Verifying items billed against items ordered and received and reconciling differences through follow-up with the vendor and/or other employees.
• Dealing with Vendor queries and reconciling supplier statements.
• Posting financial data to appropriate accounts in automated accounting system.
• Retrieving financial data from automated systems.
• Reviewing transactions for accuracy and correcting any errors identified via journal entry.
• Receiving and processing employee expense claim forms and requests for payment.
• Managing petty cash transactions.
• Maintaining spreadsheets, ledgers and journals as required.
• Sorting out incoming and outgoing daily post and answering queries.
• Providing support during client/financial audits
• Monitoring Purchase Order Register & engage with Budget Holders to ensure accurate recognition of monthly cost accruals
• Assisting with recording of month end prepayments and accruals entries
• Assisting with AFE process to ensure all unbudgeted expenditure is approved
• Performing any other tasks as reasonably required.

Health, Safety and Environmental Responsibilities:
• Adhering to the IOGP ‘Life Saving Rules’
• Attend all mandatory

Skills and Experience:
• Processing supplier invoices and employee expense claims
• Dealing with Vendor queries and reconciling supplier statements
• Preparation of bank reconciliations and monthly Cash Flow forecasts
• Creation of weekly vendor payments runs
• Maintaining spreadsheets, ledgers and journals as required
• Preparation of monthly intercompany recharges
• Providing support during client/financial audits
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Excellent prioritisation and time-management skills


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