The Role
Are you detail-oriented, enthusiastic about finance, and thrive in a fast-paced environment? Southwark Council is excited to welcome a dedicated Accounts Payable Officer to our bustling Transactional Finance team!
As an Accounts Payable Officer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring smooth financial operations across all council departments. Your main responsibility will be processing payments to our vendors and suppliers, making sure that invoices are paid accurately and on time.
Key Responsibilities:
- Handling all aspects of the purchase-to-pay process
- Ensuring invoices are processed and paid correctly within strict timescales
- Liaising with internal and external customers, providing excellent communication and support
- A chance to be part of a team that values accuracy and teamwork
How will you make an impact as our Accounts Payable Officer?
- You bring enthusiasm and a keen eye for detail
- You're committed to meeting deadlines and maintaining high standards
- You have experience working in a fast-paced finance team
- You excel as a team player and enjoy working with numbers
- Previous experience in Accounts Payable, blended with extensive knowledge of Local Government or Public Sector is highly desired.
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of integrity and professionalism
- Proficiency in financial reporting, analysis, and decision-making skills.
- This role offers flexible home working blended with travel into our London Bridge HQ.
About Southwark
Southwark Council is the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues such as The Shard, The Tate Modern and Borough Market along with many social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
If you're ready to take on a dynamic and rewarding role where your expertise will directly contribute to the betterment of our community becoming an asset to our team who are dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of our residents then apply now and let's create a brighter future together!
Benefits and more information:
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Recruitment timetable
Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on 19th June
Interview and Assessment: Week Commencing 1st July
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, in which case we will move the key dates for the process. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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