Senior Payroll Specialist

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

The Role & Key Responsibilities:

The Accounts Payable Supervisor will work closely with the management on the AP function for UK incorporated SMEs.

Competently carry out duties in a professional manner and in accordance with regulatory requirements, service levels and company standards so as to meet with business expectations, with the support of other members of the team, when required.

Role Objective and job specification

Apex Group is looking for an Accounts Payable Supervisor to join its Accounting Team.

Accountabilities and main responsibilities

• reviewing and verifying invoices and checking requests from relevant parties;
• ensuring invoices are coded to correct departments and purchase lines and uploaded into relevant accounting systems;
• were required, prepare and perform payment runs as per relevant parties instructions;
• post payment transactions to ledgers once complete and ensure banks are reconciled within the accounting systems;
• maintain vendor files
• communicate with relevant parties where appropriate and respond to inquiries;
• perform accounting and clerical tasks related to the efficient maintenance and processing of accounts payable transactions;
• able to reconcile accounting records to bank statements, reconcile supplier statements to ledger accounts and monitor accounts to ensure payments are upto date;
• reviewing, when required, the above stated output of the Accounts payable team;

Skills Required

• knowledge and basic understanding of general accounting ideas such as VAT;
• knowledge of relevant accounting software would be an advantage but not mandatory;
• be proficient in data entry, working to multiple tight deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail;
• fluency in English is required (both verbal and written).
• the ability of organising and prioritising;
• good communication skills with the ability of organising and prioritising;
• business risk aware;
• client service and results focused;
• ability to use their own initiative with minimal supervision;
• be a team player with willingness to assist others and a willingness to learn.

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding global business and to grow with the business;
• Training environment which is second to none;
• Access to the apprenticeship scheme to pursue a relevant professional qualification;
• Ability to apply technical knowledge to practical scenarios.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.