Accounts Payable / Assistant Accountant
| Posting date: | 19 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,000 to £31,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 February 2026 |
| Location: | Yeovil, South West, BA20 2YB |
| Company: | Meridian Business Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58961164 |
Summary
We are representing a fantastic company that are looking for an Assistant Accountant or an Accounts Payable Assistant who is either looking to start their AAT qualification or are working through it already. The company are happy to support someone to start or finish their AAT qualification.
The details of this role are:
- Handling AP and AR (for contra entries) postings to the main ERP System, ensuring invoices are correctly coded and properly described within the ERP system.
- Managing Company credit cards and entering credit card expenses into the ledger.
- Following up AP invoices on dispute with the budget holders so issues are resolved.
- Making credit card payments for AP and control of supplier proformas.
- Liaison with internal departments for key accounts
- Bank reconciliations for GBP, EUR, USD on a daily basis.
- Fortnightly payment runs
- Weekly payment runs for discount invoices
- Invoice entry and approval management
- Accounts inbox monitoring
- AP cash posting
- Payment of customer refunds
- Maintain the Director loan accounts, ensuring all costs are justifiable and supported by invoices/supporting documentation
- Reconcile staff gift vouchers journal monthly
- Lead the accruals and prepayments process at month end, ensuring it is complete and sufficient documentation exists to support the accruals and prepayment held on the balance sheet.
- Assist the Finance Manager in ensuring all balance sheet accounts have been reconciled to supporting documentation
- Assist the Finance Manager in preparing the management accounts on a timely and accurate basis, such that these are completed by working day 7 in all cases.
- Working with the Finance Manager and the senior leadership team to lead the development of cost centre reporting
- Working with the Finance Manager in developing the 13-week cash flow forecast and maintaining it ongoing
Experience, skills and knowledge
- Experience within an accounts payable team
- Attention to detail, accurate and numerically and analytically sound
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills with experience of liaising with senior leaders
- Self-motivated and able to work without supervision
- Available to work under pressure
- Driven to achieve targets and objectives
- Excellent customer service skills
- Competent with Excel and other MS Office applications
- Knowledge of Business Central (or any other ERP systems like xero or sage)
- AAT or equivalent foundation finance qualification is advantageous
- Experience of Accounting processes
The details of this role are:
- Handling AP and AR (for contra entries) postings to the main ERP System, ensuring invoices are correctly coded and properly described within the ERP system.
- Managing Company credit cards and entering credit card expenses into the ledger.
- Following up AP invoices on dispute with the budget holders so issues are resolved.
- Making credit card payments for AP and control of supplier proformas.
- Liaison with internal departments for key accounts
- Bank reconciliations for GBP, EUR, USD on a daily basis.
- Fortnightly payment runs
- Weekly payment runs for discount invoices
- Invoice entry and approval management
- Accounts inbox monitoring
- AP cash posting
- Payment of customer refunds
- Maintain the Director loan accounts, ensuring all costs are justifiable and supported by invoices/supporting documentation
- Reconcile staff gift vouchers journal monthly
- Lead the accruals and prepayments process at month end, ensuring it is complete and sufficient documentation exists to support the accruals and prepayment held on the balance sheet.
- Assist the Finance Manager in ensuring all balance sheet accounts have been reconciled to supporting documentation
- Assist the Finance Manager in preparing the management accounts on a timely and accurate basis, such that these are completed by working day 7 in all cases.
- Working with the Finance Manager and the senior leadership team to lead the development of cost centre reporting
- Working with the Finance Manager in developing the 13-week cash flow forecast and maintaining it ongoing
Experience, skills and knowledge
- Experience within an accounts payable team
- Attention to detail, accurate and numerically and analytically sound
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills with experience of liaising with senior leaders
- Self-motivated and able to work without supervision
- Available to work under pressure
- Driven to achieve targets and objectives
- Excellent customer service skills
- Competent with Excel and other MS Office applications
- Knowledge of Business Central (or any other ERP systems like xero or sage)
- AAT or equivalent foundation finance qualification is advantageous
- Experience of Accounting processes
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