Accounts Payable Officer

Job Location	Newcastle Business Park
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	£13.37 per hour
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Temporary , full-time

Job Description

My client at Marine Management Organisation, is looking for an Accounts Payable Officer to join their amazing team as soon as possible. If you feel you have the right experience and skills to join the team, then look no further!Location: Newcastle (Lancaster House - NE47YH) - Hybrid - 2 Days working from the office / 3 Days working from homeRate of Pay: £13.37 (Weekly Pay)Hours: Full time - 9am to 5pmStart Date: ASAPAssignment Length: 3 months initially with the possibility of extension.Purpose of the role:Contribute to the financial management, controls and governance and support the team to:

Ensure accounts payable transactions are processed accurately and in line with statutory and contractual requirements.
Ensure that transactions are processed in adherence with associated governance and schemes of delegation.
Work closely with MMO teams nationally providing support and guidance in managing accounts payable activity.
Ensure the accuracy of management accounts production and reporting including the provision of information to support accruals activity.
Comply with a range of both regular and ad hoc reporting requirements

Main Duties and Accountabilitys:

Invoice Management: Manage the processing of Accounts Payable invoices including the raising of Purchase Orders and payment of invoices via the system matching process. Manage payments through other Methods of Payment where appropriate
Governance: Ensure that all transactions processed are supported by the relevant governance including MMO Financial Scheme of Delegation, Project governance and other related governance
Management Accounts and Audit: Manage information to support the management accounting process including timely processing of transactions and provision of information to support accruals and other journals. Support the audit process byproviding information and evidence requested by the auditors.
Procurement and Ordering: Responsibility for the procurement and ordering of specific corporate goods and services via existing suppliers and processes
Support and Guidance: Provide support and guidance to MMO colleagues in Coastal Offices responsible for accounts payable and purchasing activity
Financial Reporting: Manage and support the process in respect of a range of statutory, regulatory and ad hoc reporting requirements

Essential criteria for this role:

Experience in the use of Financial and Purchasing software system
Ability to interpret governance requirements and apply them to the financial controls process
Capacity to work through complex queries, issues and processes and resolve issues to a satisfactory conclusion.
Ability to plan, prioritise and control workload to delivering results to agreed timescales.
Ability to engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable criteria for this role:

A finance related qualification or a period of relevant experience
Experience of financial management in a Public Sector environment

*You will be required to be able to pass a Basic DBS and Due to the large volumes of applications, we are not able to respond to all applicants.*

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