Accounts Payable Assistant

The Team & Focus of the Role

At Fisher German our people and clients are at the heart of what we do.  This is a unique opportunity to join a leading Rural Client Accounting team in a role where the focus will be the financial management of a portfolio of clients and the properties held within the portfolios.

This role will include responsibility for processing supplier invoices over various Client portfolios on our invoicing software platform Verify, ensuring invoices are coded and processed in a timely manner, as well as dealing with general enquiries and resolving supplier queries.

This is role is offered as a part-time (20 hours, Monday to Friday) permanent position, based at our office in Ashby de la Zouch. We can be flexible on the exact working hours. We also operate a hybrid working policy.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave (for qualifying colleagues)
• An online money saving portal
• Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appoints for you and your family
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part-time)

Duties will include:

• Provide cover for other members of the team 

• Oversight of Rural PINV inbox 

• Coding and processing of invoices through Verify platform 

• Dealing with general enquiries and resolving supplier queries via email or telephone 

• Liaising with property manager teams to resolve delays in coding and authorisations to ensure timely settlement 

• Setting up new supplier records, including supplier identity verification checks 

• General administration with regards supplier correspondence 

The successful candidate will have...

• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to interact and deal with stakeholders both via phone and email 
• Ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise, with excellent time management skill 
• Strong attention to detail, be diligent and precise in how you deliver work 
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team 
• Working knowledge of Xero 

Why Fisher German?

We’ve been around for a while, but it doesn’t mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What’s not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12-property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.

Bring Yourself to Work

It’s simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.