Accounts Payable Assistant
- Recruiter
- Mazars
- Location
- Bath
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 27 Jun 2022
- Closes
- 29 Jun 2022
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The Advisory and Consulting Service Line is a rapidly growing, award winning and global group. You will be joining a team at the forefront of large international infrastructure projects, global M&A transactions, high-profile forensic investigations, business valuations, corporate restructuring and national creditor advisory services; all with the aim of adding value to clients by finding solutions to a wide range of financial issues.
Our Advisory specialists help clients with raising finance for large infrastructure projects, advise on corporate acquisitions (both in the UK and cross border), restructure businesses to secure livelihoods and act as experts on high profile international investigations and disputes.
Job PurposeYour role in the National Cashiering and Treasury Management team will be to assist the Mazars' national Restructuring Services team.
Our Restructuring Services team help businesses and their stakeholders, providing advice to business owners and directors whether in respect of business underperformance at the early stages of distress, all the way through to achieving the best outcome for creditors as part of a formal insolvency process .
Working within a small and tight-knit national Cashiering and Treasury Management team, based in Bristol, your key tasks will include:
Job Role- Day to day responsibility of a large number of estate bank accounts
- Timely and accurate processing of requests from the Restructuring Services team
- Bank reconciliations
- Opening and closing of estate bank accounts
- Processing invoice payments electronically or by cheque, including accurate entry onto the Insolvency Practitioner Software ( IPS )
- Processing distributions and generating dividend payments
- Checking accounts for receipts and recording on IPS
- Banking cheque receipts and recording on IPS
- Processing journals/adjustments through IPS
- Accurate maintenance of the cashier records on IPS and within the e-file
- Generating statutory R&P's when required
- Liaising with various banks in a professional manner
- Monitor and ensure Cashier diary tasks are completed on time
- Assisting with any other reasonable cashiering requests when required
- Promote estate accounting best practice with colleagues
- Follow the firm's Treasury Policy
- Ensure compliance with Client Monies Rules
- Communication skills; the ability to build client relationships with a foundation of trustand responsibility.
- Analytical skills; the ability to think critically, research and solve problems.
- Attention to detail and strong time-management skills.
- Commitment to self-development & learning.
- Affinity with our values; in particular, respect for individuals, diversity and integrity.
- Show vision, strategic perspective and focus on the achievement of longer-term goals.
- Maintain control and stability under pressure whilst recognising the deadline or urgency to be dealt with.
- Make confident and clear presentations.
- Being able to work well within a small team
- Accurate data entry skills
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
Experience within a similar cashiering/treasury management role or accounts payable/receivables function is desirable. Previous Insolvency experience is beneficial, but on the job training will be provided.
Inclusion and DiversityAt Mazars inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We recognise that being an inclusive and diverse organisation makes us stronger as a business.
We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience.