Finance Officer

Finance Officer Southwark £24.54/hr Start date: ASAP Full time: 36/hrs a week 3-6 months contract Hatched Recruotment is looking for a Fiance Officer in the Southwark area. This role is to support the implementation of an new ERP, working on the P2P project . Candidate to have experience using MS Office, current SAP Accounts Payable module, raising POs, GRN etc, knowledge of the accounts payable process, Would need to run procurement reports, download into Excel and create monitors for the project work. So some project work experience is necessary. PURPOSE OF THE JOB To deliver the purchase to pay process across Southwark Council. To support managers across the Council in the creation and management of purchase orders Process invoices for payment, in line with agreed targets, using the Council's finance system To ensure the accuracy of vendor master data in order to make accurate payments. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES Responsibilities 1. Operate the automated payment processes across the accounts payable function. 2. Process invoice payment requests and GRNs for all invoices which require manual payment to agreed timescales. 3. Ensure that all invoices are paid against correct purchase orders, which have been created and approved. 4. Process bulk uploads of invoice payments as required using appropriate software. 5. Identify and prevent duplicate payments and undertake due diligence of payments made, ensuring that the purchase to pay process is enforced