Buro Happold have an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join our finance team in Bath on a permanent basis. This role offers a hybrid arrangement, combining office and remote work. You'll need to be in the Bath office for at least 2 days per week.
As part of the Central Finance Accounts Payable team, the role of the Accounts Payable Assistant is pivotal in guaranteeing the prompt and accurate processing, approval, and payment of supplier invoices and employee expenses. Additionally, this position is responsible for carrying out routine month-end procedures. Prospective candidates should possess exceptional attention to detail, the ability to adhere to established processes with precision, and the capability to contribute effectively to team objectives while also demonstrating excellent working skills.
We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills, a commitment to assisting others, and a dedication to delivering exceptional customer service.
Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
Your next role
- Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything – from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations.
- This is an extraordinary opportunity to contribute to our fantastic Finance team.
- We are looking for a passionate Accounts Payable Assistant that can inspire and motivate at every level.
- Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, excellent learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive.
- You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy.
Key duties
- Resolve queries and support business units setting up new suppliers, raising purchase orders, and management of expense claims.
- Logging the receipt of supplier invoices.
- Recording transactions for direct debits and standing orders.
- Processing travel invoices from travel provider
- Administering the submission of employee expense reports and ensuring adherence to the company’s expense policy.
- Reconciliations of supplier statements
- Processing credit card expenses and banking cash receipts.
- Completing month end close processes.
- Assist with weekly payment runs.
Your skills and experience
- Engaging and capable communicator.
- Ability to provide training to staff at all levels.
- Team player willing to work in a busy team.
- Willingness to learn and enthusiastic to understand new processes.
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office particularly email and excel.
- Experience working in an accounts payable or other transactional team.
- Basic understanding of VAT.
- Experience of Unit 4 Business World / Agresso would be advantageous.
- Experience of a Purchase Order system would be advantageous.
- Ideally studying towards or having completed AAT.
What we offer
Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance and income protection.
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
- Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
- 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
At Buro Happold, everyone else’s extraordinary is just our everyday.
Apply today and be a part of our legacy.
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