Temporary (6-month) Accounts Payable Assistant responsible for timely, accurate supplier invoice and payment processing, resolving queries, performing reconciliations, managing high-volume inbox/post, supporting AP management, maintaining KPIs/SLAs, and assisting with process improvements.
We are looking for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join the team covering maternity leave, initially for a 6 month period.
This role supports the efficient and accurate processing of supplier invoices and payments, ensuring accounts payable records are maintained correctly, queries are resolved promptly, and financial controls and deadlines are met.
This role is based from our office in Derbyshire circa 3 days per week, therefore candidates must live within commutable distance of this location.
This role supports the efficient and accurate processing of supplier invoices and payments, ensuring accounts payable records are maintained correctly, queries are resolved promptly, and financial controls and deadlines are met.
This role is based from our office in Derbyshire circa 3 days per week, therefore candidates must live within commutable distance of this location.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure invoice processing exceptions are cleared via OCR in line with agreed SLAs and KPIs across multiple business units
- Ensure the timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices and credit notes, including correct VAT treatment and ledger coding
- Resolve all invoice and supplier queries accurately and within SLA timeframes
- Perform supplier statement reconciliations
- Assist in managing the high-volume invoice inbox and incoming post
- Provide support to the Accounts Payable Management team
- Build and maintain effective internal and external relationships
- Support and assist with process improvements and change initiatives
- Consistently meet KPIs and SLAs
- Undertake ad-hoc duties as required
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Demonstrate a high level of written and numerical literacy with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to plan and organise workload, manage time effectively, work independently and as part of a team, and use own initiative
- Experience working in a fast-paced and challenging environment
- Good Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs (advantageous)
- Experience within an Accounts Payable team, with an understanding of the end-to-end AP process, would be ideal
Job Benefits
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Free on-site Parking
- Holiday Buy Scheme
- Volunteer Scheme
- Share Save Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Paternity Scheme
- Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
- Discount Scheme
About
Breedon is a leading vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland.
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