Accounts Payable Assistant
JOB_53714854766311Job type
PermanentLocation
LondonWorking Pattern
Flexible Working,Full-timeSpecialism
SupportIndustry
Advertising, Media and PRPay
£32,000 - £34,000 DOE
A great opportunity for an Accounts Payable professional to join a global media business on a FTC basis
Your new company
Your new role
What you'll need to succeed
What you'll get in return
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
You’ll be joining a global enterprise that operates across publishing, entertainment, experiential marketing, and strategic brand collaborations. Its commercial model includes intellectual property licencing, creative consultancy, and bespoke campaigns designed to captivate audiences and elevate brand presence.
Your new role
This role is initially being offered on an initial 14-month FTC basis. You will join an existing finance team of circa 15 people, reporting to the FC. Your responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
- Manage supplier invoice processing within the finance system, ensuring alignment with approved purchase orders and confirmed item receipts.
- Execute weekly payment runs across multiple regions, ensuring timely and accurate disbursements.
- Record and reconcile personal cash expenditures and corporate credit card transactions.
- Maintain accurate vendor records and oversee the onboarding of new suppliers within the system.
- Perform regular reconciliations of supplier statements against the ledger and monitor aged creditor balances.
- Conduct daily bank reconciliations to ensure financial accuracy and completeness.
- Serve as a point of contact for supplier and internal stakeholder queries related to accounts payable.
- Provide responsive support to both finance and non-finance stakeholders on ad hoc reporting and operational queries.
What you'll need to succeed
- Experience using NetSuite and/or Salesforce is beneficial, though not mandatory.
- Comfortable navigating ERP and CRM platforms to support financial workflows and reporting.
- Proven track record in managing end-to-end Accounts Payable processes, including staff expenses.
- Skilled in invoice processing, payment runs, vendor management, and reconciliation tasks.
- A background in the media, creative, or entertainment sectors is advantageous.
- Experience handling transactions across different currencies (essential)
- Familiarity with FX implications and international payment processes.
- Worked within finance teams supporting multiple business entities or subsidiaries (essential)
What you'll get in return
- Flexible working options are available with a hybrid working pattern of 1 day in the office and 4 from home each week following successful completion of training and/or probationary period.
- 25 days annual leave with the option to roll over unused days, plus bank holidays. Additionally, the company shuts down on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
- BUPA healthcare
- Pension (employee 3%, employer 5%)
- Life assurance scheme 4x salary
- Travel insurance
- Eye tests / contribution to cost of glasses required for computer use
- Subsidised gym membership
- Learning & development opportunities (please note that this does not include study support)
- Two volunteering days per year
- Employee assistance programme
- Company/team socials and events
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
Accounts Payable AssistantJOB_537148547663112026-01-302026-05-01
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