Battersea Academy for Skills & Employment
Accounts Payable Clerk (12 month FTC)
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Battersea Power Station is one of central London’s largest, most visionary, and eagerly anticipated new riverside neighbourhoods. The regeneration project is delivering a vibrant, mixed-use destination offering a community of homes, shops, restaurants, offices, culture, and leisure venues, as well as 19 acres of public space, all serviced by an extension to the London Underground Northern Line.
The Grade II* listed Power Station and Electric Boulevard, a new high street for London, opened to the public on Friday 14th October 2022, with the first tranche of shops, bars, restaurants, and leisure venues welcoming visitors, with further retailers opening throughout 2023. Battersea Power Station is also home to events venues, new office space, and 254 new residential apartments. The first residents moved into the Power Station in 2021.
Primary Purpose
The purpose of the Accounts Payable Clerk role is to ensure the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of all supplier payments across Battersea Power Station. The role supports strong financial controls by maintaining high-quality documentation, resolving invoice and supplier queries, completing reconciliations, and contributing to month-end reporting. By managing the full AP cycle and upholding robust internal processes, this position plays a key part in safeguarding financial integrity and enabling effective business operations.
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Key Responsibilities
- Investigate new suppliers via Credit Reference Agencies and Companies House
- Ensure correct documentation for payment and/or sign off (invoices; Credit Notes; IPC’s; Bonds and/or Internal Recharges)
- Clarify questionable Invoices/coding/RFA’s and query any issues
- Post Invoices; Credit Notes; Internal Recharges
- Monitor Accounts Payable Inbox and distribute tasks accordingly
- Preparing and obtaining sign off of the monthly payment runs.
- Internal and External Queries
- Deal with external suppliers for payment process
- Meet required deadlines (Payment or Ad Hoc Tasks)
- Update and monitor internal processes and procedures as and when necessary
- Payment; supplier and Company reconciliations
- Month end duties including Aged Debt queries and solutions and accruals
- Provide accurate records for finance business reporting
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Skills and Qualifications
- AP experience — Knowledge of invoice processing, coding, and payment cycles.
- Attention to detail — Accurate data entry and strong financial record-keeping.
- Systems skills — Confident using finance systems and Excel.
- Supplier communication — Professional handling of external queries and payment issues.
- Organisation — Able to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
- Problem-solving — Able to investigate discrepancies and resolve queries.
- Process awareness — Understanding of financial controls and internal procedures.
- Qualifications
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