Accounts Payable Officer

Accounts Payable Officer
Location: Watford
Contract: Temporary (3 month initial)
Rate: £16-18 per hour umbrella (35 hour week)
Start Date: ASAP


*Hybrid Working - Wednesday in office

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Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a public sector organisation in Watford for an Accounts Payable Officer to join the team on a temporary basis.

This role will require previous experience in an Oracle Accounts Payable position and the postholder will be required to ensure accurate invoice processing and supplier reconciliations.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance of the accounts payable ledger for designated suppliers ensuring the ledger is always maintained accurately.


• Ensure the Purchase Order process is adhered to, liaising with procurement colleagues and suppliers where the process requires improving.


• Lead the enforcement of anti-fraud controls in relation to purchasing activities and the enforcement of prescribed controls over the function to ensure that only valid commitments to spend and payments are made (including identfication of control weaknesses and working with senior management to address).


• Lead the processing and controls over weekly BACS run and ensure Fostering payments are processed timely and accurately.


• Lead the reconciliation of the accounts payable ledger including investigating reasons for reconciling items.


• Ensure that all supplier invoices are paid in a timely manner and in line with the agreed payment terms and action required back up is correct and easily available.

Candidate Criteria

• AAT or Equivalent is highly desirable.


• Experience of working with Oracle within an Accounts Payable capacity.


• Experience of managing supplier accounts and processing invoices and reconciliations accurately.


• Experience of anti-fraud controls and quality checking invoices/payments.


• Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.