Senior Accounts Payable | Swale | DOE

Our client, a large, international organisation based in Kent, is looking to attract a Senior Purchase Ledger Clerk to work within their sizeable finance function. This role will play a crucial part in the Purchase Ledger team and will take on the following responsibilities:

• You are required to follow company Health and Safety procedures to ensure the safety of yourself and others
• Working in a team environment to provide outstanding customer service.
• Co-ordinating and supporting the team in day-to day decisions affecting supplier accounts
• Being key day-to-day contact with direct material suppliers, ensuring that the company processes allow payment to terms.
• Efficiently and accurately manage all queries.
• Collate and review KPI data on a monthly basis, ensuring all reports are relevant, accurate and issued in a timely manner to the operational teams. Use the report to steer day-to day operations
• Chase and reconcile supplier statements and resolving queries to ensure a clean ledger (including DDs)
• To process all invoices to ensure they are booked accurately and timely in line with procedures and controls
• Complete and check the weekly payment runs for domestic, foreign and discount payments ensuring payment to terms
• Control, monitor & review the GRIR accounts through the management of MR11
• To provide back up with the company expenses process supporting the Financial Accountant
• Amend supplier account details in line with processes and control and in line with GDPR
• Maintain relationships with suppliers ensuring good communication on a regular basis.
• Carry out daily banking of monies paid out, allocate and post to accounts to ensure up to date, accurate financial information
• Reconcile bank clearance account
• Provide cash forecasting information to support the Lead Financial Accountant, ensuring any variances are identified, investigated, and explained
• Month end reporting including review of ledger, reporting of aged queues and ledger balances
• Manage the Intercompany reconciliations in line with company policy
• Working as a business partner to the commercial team
• Contribute to sustainability strategy of People, Planet, Prosperity
• Anything commensurate to complete your role.

Requirements:
• Experience of working in a purchase ledger role
• Knowledge of financial controls and accounting processes
• Confident, effective communicator with a good telephone manner
• Ability to work to deadlines
• High interpersonal skills to develop and sustain good working relationships
• Experience in using Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Familiar with business accounting software
• Knowledge of current VAT legislation
• Ability to deliver exceptional levels of customer service
• Experienced in dealing with conflict, to bring resolution in a positive manner
• Excellent at working in a team
• Inquisitive and confident at putting ideas forward
• SAP experience desirable