Accounts Payable / Receivable Officer (FTC)

Accounts Payable / Receivable Officer (FTC)
Hybrid (within the UK, with occasional travel to Central London)

About Us

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation promoting sustainable development and linking local priorities to global challenges. We are based in London and work on five continents with some of the world’s most vulnerable people to strengthen their voices in the decision-making arenas that affect them. With more than 150 members of staff working with associates and partners around the world, IIED has been at the forefront of evidence-based policymaking in sustainable development for over 50 years.

We are currently seeking an Accounts Payable / Receivable Officer to join our team on a full-time basis, for a six month fixed term contract.

The Benefits

- Salary of £36,240 - £44,971 per annum, depending on experience (pro rata)
- 25 days' annual leave per year, increasing with service (pro rata)
- Closure between Christmas and New Year with additional paid holiday
- 7.5% employer's pension contributions
- An employee protection scheme offering a flexible menu of benefits
- An interest-free season-ticket loan
- A cycle-to-work scheme offering tax savings on the cost of purchasing a bike for travel to and from work
- An employee assistance programme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption policies
- Enhanced sick pay entitlements, increasing with length of service
- Flexible working options
- Support for learning and development
- Compassionate leave up to ten days per annum
- Dependents leave
- Eye tests and glasses
- Therapy treatment

This is an excellent opportunity for an accounts professional with experience producing payables or receivables reports to join our global organisation.

From day one, we’ll make sure your personal and professional wellbeing is taken care of, with a competitive salary, hybrid working options and support for learning and development!

What’s more, you’ll be providing invaluable support to our teams, ensuring we can continue to improve livelihoods, protect the environment and build a fairer, more sustainable world.

So, if you want to join one of the world’s leading independent policy and action research organisations, then apply today!

The Role

As an Accounts Payable / Receivable Officer, you will support the Finance Team to ensure that all sales and purchase invoices are entered in a timely and accurate manner.

Supporting operational activities, you will create payables and receivables listings from a preset template and prepare reports on outstanding debtors and creditors to enhance data reporting.

You will also organise regular group meetings to review accounts receivable and use inputs from these meetings to help facilitate future improvements.

Additionally, you will:

- Develop administrative systems and processes
- Assist with maintaining and monitoring cash flow forecasts
- Maintain the tracking system for consultant and supplier payments

About You

To be considered as an Accounts Payable / Receivable Officer, you will need:

- Experience working in a similar accounts role, producing payables or receivables reports
- Experience working on different types of finance systems
- Knowledge of simple budget and finance management and administration
- Good numerical abilities
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in IT

The closing date for this role is 29th October 2023.

Other organisations may call this role Senior Finance Assistant, Finance Officer, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Accounts Junior, Senior Accounts Payable Assistant, Senior Finance Administrator, or Accounts Receivable Assistant.

IIED is a hybrid working organisation and you are likely to be working from home most of the time. As such, you will need a suitable place to work and a reliable, fast internet connection.

Webrecruit and the International Institute for Environment and Development are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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