Processing Assistant

✨ Processing Assistant (12‑month Fixed Term Contract)

📍 Finsbury Park

🏢 WPS

🌟 Join Our Finance & Processing Team at WPS!

We’re looking for a detail‑driven and motivated Processing Assistant to help keep our supply chain running smoothly. You’ll play a key role in invoice management, compliance, and supplier relationships – supporting the business in delivering its core objectives.

If you love organisation, accuracy, and working with high‑volume financial data, this role is for you!

🔧 What You’ll Be Doing

📑 Supplier & Invoice Processing

• Process supplier invoices on COINS within agreed timelines.
• Resolve invoice queries quickly and professionally.
• Ensure invoices are paid on time.
• Allocate direct debit payments correctly and promptly.
• Reconcile supplier statements to COINS every month.
• Reconcile interdependent systems (e.g., Impact Response vs COINS) for accurate job costing.
• Check all invoices for VAT and CIS compliance 🧾.
• Support scheduled payment runs and help reduce off‑schedule payments by monitoring KPIs.
• Maintain accurate supplier information within COINS.

📊 Additional Support

• Produce ad‑hoc financial reports when needed.
• Highlight any non‑compliance to strengthen internal processes.

🔎 What We’re Looking For

✔ Essential

• Experience in a financial environment within a large organisation .
• Comfortable handling high volumes of invoices .
• Strong understanding of CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) .

⭐ Desirable

• COINS experience.
• Knowledge of the construction industry.
• Great communication skills across all levels.
• Strong Excel and general Microsoft Office skills.
• High attention to detail 🔍
• Reliable time‑management and ability to meet deadlines ⏳

💙 Why WPS?

You’ll join a supportive, detail‑focused team invested in continuous improvement. This is a great opportunity to develop your finance and processing skills within a respected organisation.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting