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About the Role

This temporary Accounts Payable (AP) / Accounts Receivable (AR) Assistant role supports the London-based Finance team in executing day-to-day AP and AR functions. The primary mandate is to ensure the smooth, accurate, and timely processing of employee expenses, supplier invoices, aged debt recovery, and query management. This hands-on position plays a critical role in maintaining robust transactional controls and providing support to internal stakeholders and external partners.

Responsibilities

Review employee expense reports for compliance with organization policies, chasing outstanding submissions and approvals.
Monitor and chase outstanding supplier invoices for timely processing and payment.
Manage the lifecycle of employee vendor cards, including creation for new starters, updating bank details, and deactivation for leavers.
Perform general adhoc AP tasks as required.
Manage physical incoming mail by sorting and distributing the office post tray.
Proactively follow up on outstanding aged debt for UK and US entities to ensure timely cash collection.
Execute general credit control activities, maintaining professional relationships with customers.
Ensure all expected royalty statements are requested, tracked, and followed up.
Accurately complete and process new customer onboarding forms.
Securely and professionally confirm the organization's bank details to external customers.
Perform general adhoc AR tasks as required.
Monitor, categorize, and respond to queries across several shared finance email inboxes.

Requirements

Proven experience working in a hands-on Accounts Payable (AP) and/or Accounts Receivable (AR) capacity.
Experience with ERP systems, ideally in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Experience with CRM system, specifically Salesforce.
Experience in credit control and debt chasing, ideally with multi-currency transactions (specifically UK and US entities).

Skills

High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Excellent communication skills, with a polite yet assertive manner.
Organizational and time management skills.
Ability to manage competing tasks in a busy environment.
Proactive, cooperative team player with a solutions-oriented mindset.
Adaptable and reliable.

Location

London, United Kingdom

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

6 months contract

Education Level

AAT qualification or working towards (or equivalent coursework/finance training) is desirable but not essential.

Benefits

Rewarding work that serves the public interest
Engagement with diverse international experts
Inclusive and collaborative teams
Intellectually challenging projects
Flexible working arrangements
Numerous areas of specialisation
Opportunities for professional growth and development

About the Company

At the IFRS Foundation, we believe better information leads to better decisions. We set financial reporting standards that enable companies to meet the evolving information needs of the global capital markets. United by our purpose to foster trust, growth and long-term financial stability in the global economy, we engage in challenging, meaningful work every day—across all our areas of expertise.
Diversity and inclusion are seen as key strengths of our organisation. These qualities are essential for us to engage with and meet the needs of our varied global stakeholders, and they are part of what makes the IFRS Foundation a great place to work.