Accounts Payable Officer

7 months ago


StokeonTrent, United Kingdom Portmeirion Group Full time

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**Available vacancy**:Accounts Payable Officer

**Location**: London Road, Stoke-on-Trent

**Salary**:Competitive

**Contract**:Permanent

**Hours**:38.75

**About Portmeirion Group PLC**

Portmeirion Group are a highly successful & well established business with one overall aim: to be the leading force in the global homewares sector by growing our six amazing brands. We have a culture whereby we work together as one team; we are respectful, think global, push boundaries, work hard and embrace tomorrow today.

Driven by the adoption of our global ESG initiative, Portmeirion Group is committed to developing the industry based upon three fundamental pillars; environment, social, & governance; within our global business units. Our colleagues are fundamental to our journey and as such, we are proud to hold workplace wellbeing accreditation & Investors in People Platinum status.

**About the role**

A skilled Accounts Payable Officer, reporting to the Purchase Ledger Supervisor, to be responsible for processing purchase invoices received for payment and for undertaking the payment of creditors in an accurate, efficient and timely manner.

**What sort of person are we looking for?**
- Proven working experience in Accounts Payable
- Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping & accounting payable principles
- Proven ability to calculate, post & manage accounting figures & financial records
- Data entry skills along with an excellent attention to detail for numbers
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, pivot tables, etc.)
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent team player
- Ability to work on own initiative
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Good VAT Knowledge and understanding

**Key Responsibilities**
- Process outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies & procedures
- Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, & recording accounts payable data
- Creation of new Vendors in accordance with company policy
- Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for & properly posted.
- Verify & investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts & monthly vendor statements
- Generate reports detailing accounts payables status
- Understand expense accounts & cost centres
- Understand compliance issues around accounts payable processes (deferment account, sales tax, IR35, etc.)
- Processing of multi-currency invoices & payments
- To cover Purchase Ledger Clerk with processing of Expenses through SAP Concur when required
- Liaise with the externals auditors to assist them in completing their external audit work
- To support Purchase Ledger Supervisor, & cover when required

**Benefits**
- Competitive salary
- Health care cash plan
- High Street discount scheme
- Life insurance
- Car parking
- Reward & recognition schemes
- Discounts in our retail outlets
- Dedicated training & development to enhance or progress your career including apprenticeships
- Community volunteering days
- Charity events
- Long service awards
- Employee wedding/retirement gifts
- Employee retirement afternoon tea
- Birthday recognition
- Achievement awards
- Enhanced annual leave & maternity
- Bereavement leave
- Free access to Portmeirion Village
- Company pension scheme along with access to pension clinics
- Innovation scheme & green team
- Mental health first aiders

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