Accounts Payable Officer - 6 month Fixed Term Contract

About PalladiumPalladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social, climate and economic value.  We work with governments, businesses, and investors to help solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 4,000 employees operating in 90-plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies, the environment, and, most importantly, people's lives.
The roleYou will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day processing and payment of supplier invoices, expense claims, and additional payments. This includes setting up new vendors, ensuring all documentation complies with company policy, validating project and account codes, confirming approvals, entering data accurately and maintaining organised filing systems.
Key responsibilities include:Ensure that Accounts Payable policies and procedures are consistently applied across the business, ensuring adherence to internal controls and regulatory requirements to prevent errors and fraud.Prepare various types of payments, including ad-hoc payments, file upload payments, ACH payments, telegraphic transfers, and cheques.Maintain the credit card register and process credit card acquittals, ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately and comply with company policies.Manage the Accounts Payable mailbox, including printing payment requests and addressing queries promptly and efficiently, ensuring all communications are handled professionally and in line with company procedures.Upload and post all weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly regional field vouchers, ensuring timely and accurate recording of financial transactions.Handle ad-hoc and monthly recodes, ensuring all adjustments are made accurately and in compliance with financial policies.Assist the Accounts Payable and Finance teams as required in the production of procedures, reports and other documentation.
Experience required:Fundamental understanding of accounting and excellent MS Excel skills.Proven experience in business process transactions.Attention to detail and accuracy, and the ability to balance and prioritise multiple tasks.Previous experience within Accounts Payable is desirable.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.