Accounts Payable Assistant

Colliers is a leading commercial real estate services company, providing a full range of services to real estate occupiers, developers, and investors on a local, national, and international basis. Services include brokerage sales and leasing (landlord and tenant representation), real estate management, valuation, consulting, project management, project marketing and research. We provide our services across the core sectors (office, industrial, retail and hotel) as well as many specialised property types.

The UK business is headquartered in London, with over 1200 specialists throughout 16 offices across the UK and Ireland.

The UK Finance team includes a diverse and sociable group of individuals who form the functions of Financial and Management Accountants, FP&A, Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.

• Ensure all invoices (including subcontractors) are distributed, coded and approved in line with policy and SOX compliance

• Checking and approving staff expense claims and corporate credit cards

• Responding and resolving emails and queries from suppliers and the wider business

• Produce weekly and manual sub-contractor and expense payment runs as requested

• Statement, balance sheet and expense reconciliations

• Data entry, including manual supplier invoice entry, manual supplier credit notes and daily banking

• Comply with all existing KPI’s and SLA’s

• Develop and maintain strong relationships within finance and the wider business

• Adhoc duties

• Confident and assertive interpersonal skills from senior management to external suppliers

• Ability to prioritise and co-ordinate tasks efficiently ensuring all financial and team deadlines are met, within a fast paced environment

• Understands AP Processes and Workflows

• Enthusiasm towards financial processes and tasks

• Accurate and exceptional attention to detail

• Pro-active, uses initiative and enjoys working autonomously and as part of a wider team

• Sociable and outgoing

• Flexible approach to work

• Team player who deals effectively with colleagues and clients

• Willing to learn/actively pursue further training

• Good IT skills especially on Excel. Experience of SAP and Compleat accounting systems would be advantageous, but not essential

• Good communication skills, both verbally and in writing

• At least 3 years’ experience within an all round AP role, preferably in a large corporate environment