Accounts Payable Clerk

Pertemps have an exciting opportunity for an Account Payable Clerk to join a well established manufacturing company in Long Marston (CV37)

Purpose of Role - To be responsible for providing finance and administration support within the metals accounts payable team and to work with colleagues to provide an efficient department
Principal Account abilities:

• Accurate processing of high volume scrap and haulage supplier invoices
• Accurate processing of supplier invoices against site purchase orders
• Ability to process multiple currency invoices
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Review debit balances
• Respond to internal and external emails and telephone queries promptly and accurately
• Scanning electronic supplier invoice
• Support for setup of supplier accounts with associated compliance checks when required
• Support for daily, weekly payment runs
• Bank reconciliations
• Site cash
• Ensure SOPs are adhered to
• Assist with HMRC, Internal and External audit requests
• Produce accurate and timely reports in line the company policy
• Adherence to strict monthly deadlines
• Perform such other duties as the Company may from time to time reasonably require
• Recommend continuous improvement initiatives and foster compliance with quality
• requirements
• Comply with all Company policies related to Code of Conduct, Environmental, Health and Safety and Community

Experience / Qualification Required:

• Strong IT skills, in particular excel, word and outlook.
• Previous experience of volume purchase ledger invoice processing
• Previous experience processing payment runs

Skills:

• Exceptional organisational skills
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated, flexible and adaptable
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Confident and polite telephone manner
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good problem solving skills, combined with the ability to stay calm under pressure
• Professional approach to presentation and strong customer focus

Core Competencies:

• Safely Effectively supervise team’s safety, solve simple problems in line with SHECS standards
• Accept & Expect Accountability
• Set and achieve challenging targets relevant to team and/or projects, monitor quality and accuracy of team’s work and ensure acceptable standard of quality
• Inspire with Passion

Job Description

• Communicate well verbally and in writing, create accurate and punctual reports, share information and ideas with others, has good listening skills
• Band Together
• Prioritize tasks to meet clear deadlines, overcome obstacles, motivate and encourage others, promote mutual respect and supports inclusion, handle difficult people, apply clear and consistent performance standards, provide guidance to improve performance
• Consistently Innovate Break down problems into smaller components and responds, seek input from others to address root cause of issues, make timely decisions and communicates decisions to others, support and adapt to change, open to new ideas, take on new responsibilities, handle pressure, show initiative,
• support continuous improvement programs
• Planning & Project Management
• Plan and complete tasks, goals and projects with short to medium-term impacts, keep own and team's work aligned with business goals, accountable for completion of own and team’s tasks and goals, keep information organized and accessible, work systematically and efficiently, manage resources efficiently, create contingency plans

Business & Job Knowledge

• Understand own and team's duties and responsibilities, has necessary technical skills, has necessary job and product/market knowledge, keep job and product/market knowledge current, understand and communicate policies and procedures applicable to self and team

Starting salary of £13.46 per hour

Immediate starts