Accounts Payable Assistant

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid work with a minimum of three office days per week

Company

A global toy brand creating whimsical, collectible soft toys for customers worldwide.

What you will do

• Process high volumes of supplier invoices and obtain timely approvals from budget holders.
• Manage employee expense claims and reimbursements in SAP Concur and support company credit card administration.
• Prepare payment runs, including direct debits and supplier payments, and post purchase ledger entries.
• Maintain supplier master data, reconcile supplier statements, and complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monitor accounts payable ageing, follow up on open invoices, and resolve invoice and payment queries with suppliers and internal teams.
• Support audit preparation, internal controls, reporting, finance projects, and continuous process improvements.

Requirements

• 1–2 years of experience in Accounts Payable, including high-volume transaction processing.
• Solid understanding of ageing, supplier reconciliations, financial controls, and end-to-end stock and purchase order processes.
• Strong communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to handle confidential information professionally.
• Resilience, adaptability, curiosity, and the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with Dynamics 365, OCR, and employee expense processing.
• Ability to work from the London office at least three days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience using SAP Concur.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model supporting work-life balance.
• 25 days of paid holiday.
• Vitality health cover including optical and dental benefits, plus life insurance at four times basic salary.
• Health and wellbeing support through Health Assured.
• Discretionary annual bonus based on company and individual performance.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with 5% company and employee contributions, subsidised meals, and regular social events.