# Accounts Payable Assistant

**Company**: Howden
**Location**: Witney
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

Howden, a global insurance group, is seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to join their Finance team in Witney.

As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, while maintaining strong financial processes across the business.

Responsibilities:

- Process a high volume of supplier invoices accurately and efficiently

- Check approvals and supporting documentation in line with company policies

- Manage invoice workflows and follow up on outstanding approvals where needed

- Build positive relationships with suppliers and colleagues by responding to queries professionally and promptly

- Maintain accurate financial records and documentation

- Support payment runs, reconciliations, and month-end activities

- Escalate any issues or exceptions to the Accounts Payable Manager when appropriate

- Help maintain strong financial controls and compliance within the accounts payable function

Requirements:

- Previous experience in an Accounts Payable role

- Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy

- Good organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities

- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to work

- Experience using finance systems or ERP platforms (such as Kanbina or Unit4) would be beneficial

- Good Excel and general data-handling skills

- A positive attitude, willingness to learn, and desire to develop within a finance team

Benefits:

- A career that you define

- Opportunities for growth and development

- A supportive team and collaborative environment

- Reasonable adjustments to ensure the role aligns with your needs

## Skills

### Required
- accounts payable
- finance systems
- ERP platforms
- Excel
- data handling

### Nice to have
- Kanbina
- Unit4

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