Business Support Assistant

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Nottinghamshire to assist with the appointment of a Business Support Assistant, on a 6.5-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration., The Business Support Assistant role involves maintaining accurate financial records, creating and updating vendor and customer accounts, working with financial systems and office software, and resolving queries relating to unpaid invoices. The successful candidate will be highly organised, methodical and accurate, with the ability to work efficiently in a busy team environment while ensuring compliance with financial procedures and delivering excellent customer service., Facilitate the processing and payment of invoices to vendors and service users on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council.

Create, maintain and update vendor and customer accounts and records, ensuring accuracy and quality of information.

Handle enquiries from internal and external customers and vendors relating to Accounts Payable and Vendor Maintenance activities.

Investigate, clarify and resolve queries relating to unpaid invoices within the workflow.

Ensure the correct financial processes and procedures are followed and escalate compliance concerns to the appropriate manager.

Use financial systems, ERP systems and office software to manage workloads, maintain records and handle correspondence.

GCSE English at Grade C or equivalent.

GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or equivalent.

Essentials:

Experience undertaking Accounts Payable activities within a Procure-to-Pay (P2P) environment.

Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

Experience using Microsoft Excel and Word.

Experience working effectively within a busy team environment.

Basic knowledge of financial regulations, including VAT.