Accounts Payable Clerk

Job Description

Job Title: Accounts Payable Clerk

Location: Edinburgh

Department: Accounts

Reports To: Accounts Manager

Job Type: Full Time, 37.5 Hours, Monday to Friday (Part time over 5 days considered)

About the Role

We seek an ambitious and self motivated individual to support our growing finance team, ensuring exceptional service to colleagues and clients.

About You

Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential as the role involves working closely with clients, suppliers and colleagues across the Rettie group.

Key Responsibilities

• Process a high volume of invoices using the accounts payable system
• Manage payments, complete supplier payment runs, and process ad hoc payments, petty cash and employee expense claims
• Prepare weekly supplier payment runs, including BACS and overseas payments
• Set up new suppliers and verify bank details
• Reconcile supplier statements to supplier ledgers
• Assist with month end procedures
• Support the finance team with ad hoc duties as required
• Perform data entry tasks with a high level of accuracy

Key Requirements Qualifications and Knowledge

• 1 3 years of accounts payable / purchase ledger experience
• Higher or HNC in Accounts/Business
• Knowledge of Sage

Work Experience

Not explicitly listed but related experience in accounts payable roles is desired.

Skills and Abilities

• IT literate and proficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Willingness to learn
• Strong written and verbal communication, numeracy and data analysis skills
• Effective organisational skills
• Self motivated

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Customer Service
• Problem Solving
• Positive Mindset
• Planning and Organising

Competencies

• Customer focused
• Problem solving
• Effective communicator
• Effective under pressure
• Teamwork
• Organisational ability