Ap Administrator

**Your role in a nutshell**:
**More about the role**:

- Responsible for processing/parking vendor invoices and credit notes in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with KPIs/SLAs and payment terms
- Responsible for follow up of parked invoices/credit notes in a timely manner and liaising with the market teams and Supply Chain teams to resolve vendor disputes and queries
- Responsible for processing one-time vendor, customer refunds, debit memos and any authorised vendor account adjustments in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with KPIs/SLAs and payment terms
- Responsible for the preparation of the weekly payment proposal and rent payments for approval by the AP and AR Manager, and any other out-of-cycle requests
- Responsible for performing vendor statement reconciliations and proactively resolving identified discrepancies
- Responsible for clearing and other entries in the vendor ledger, such as direct debits and down payments

**What we look for**:

- Previous experience of working in a team environment
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office, intermediate Excel essential
- Knowledge of SAP/BW or similar systems
- Excellent organisational skills combined with accuracy and attention to detail

**Benefits**:
That’s a lot to ask for - so in return we offer
- a 6% contributory pension plan (that rises with loyalty)
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays - time to refresh and recharge (you can buy/sell holiday)
- 1 Self Love Day - An extra day off per year to recharge and focus on what you love to do most
- 3 additional days a year to volunteer in the local community to support the causes you feel most passionate about
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- LOVE Money - Money from us to spend on YOUR wellbeing - pamper yourself on us. Every year.
- 50% employee discount on our products and access to sample sales
- Access to Perks at Work, our online shopping channel with exclusive deals & discounts
- Access to our Nourish platform, where you have access at certain times of the year to fantastic benefits such as; Buying/Selling holiday, Pension Top Up, Private Medical Insurance options, Green Car Benefits, Cycle To Work scheme, Techscheme, On site nursery (for Littlehampton colleagues), and much more
- Life Assurance
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program) - We work with experts to support you on all aspects of your Wellbeing: Physical, Mental and Financial.
- AND - we have also implemented Hybrid working into our HQ’s in London Bridge and Littlehampton, West Sussex, where our teams spend 4 days a fortnight.

If you are excited by all that - you might just be the sort of person we need to help us make the impactful change the world needs within a business that invented the culture of ‘joyful collective' and everything that means and stands for.

**The Body Shop**:
When Anita Roddick founded The Body Shop in 1976, she had a vision. Business as a force for good - that’s us. Over 40 years later, we’re proud to be pioneering cruelty-free beauty every step of the way. We’re the original ethical beauty brand. We’ve got a thing for empowering people and enriching our planet. We’re all about keeping it real, in every way possible. Our activist roots remain a huge part of everything we do, from our iconic window posters to our vegetarian products to our infamous campaigns. We’re never afraid to stand up and speak the truth. We like to do things a little differently around here. In 2019, we became a certified B Corp. That is a business that meets the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance transparency and accountability. B Corps don’t just care about profit - they care about people and the planet too.

We believe equality is a human right. All people should have an equal opportunity to pursue their dreams and aspirations, regardless of beliefs, characteristics, and circumstances. Everybody has the right to live their life free from violence and discrimination. We want The Body Shop to be a great place to work and shop, whoever you are. We endeavor to be diverse and inclusive throughout our business. We celebrate the diversity of individual self-expression. We are unapologetically excited about life and the world and want everyone to experience all it has to offer. As such, we are passionate protagonists and advocates of social equality, equal rights, and equal opportunities, for each and every one, everywhere Visit The Body Shop website to learn more.

The Body Shop exists to fight for a fairer, more beautiful world. This is our purpose, and it drives everything we do. Our beliefs are everything to us: that business is a force for good, the empowerment of women and girls and the belief that everyone is beautiful.