Ap Controller

**Role Description**:
To ensure invoices that come into the business are suitably authorised, accurately processed and paid within agreed credit terms. Working closely with both internal teams and suppliers, strong communication skills are a key element of the role.

**Qualifications/Experience Required**:

- Experience of working in a high volume in a busy accounts payable team
- Highly motivated, organised and flexible with a thorough approach and able to prioritise workload.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- High level of organisational and time management skills demonstrating the ability to multitask
- Proactive, self-motivated and enthusiastic team player

**Key Skills Required**:

- Thorough and accurate with a high level of attention to detail
- Ability to work well under pressure to meet strict deadlines and prioritise work
- A positive approach and drive to deliver excellent customer service
- Ability to work independently and adept at building relationships
- Can self-motivate and work in a team
- Conscientious. Must take ownership and responsibility for allocated work.
- Excellent written and verbal communications

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Process invoices through multiple methods (EDI, bulk documents, manual invoices and scanned invoices)
- Ensure invoices are processed in line with SLAs and with correct approval
- Resolve queries to clear invoices for payment by liaising with both suppliers and contacts within the business, ensuring appropriate approval is obtained before payment
- Raise and support payment runs as required, ensuring appropriate sign off
- Raising ad hoc CHAPs for emergency payments as required and ensuring suitable approval
- Regularly undertake reconciliation of supplier statements, ensuring all suppliers are reconciled in line with pre-agreed schedules
- Build relationships with stakeholders within the business and focus on providing excellent customer service and delivering a high standard of support
- Code invoices and arrange for manager approval, check and confirm payment authorisation
- Support the month end closure, running reports in a timely manner
- Ensure balance sheets accounts are reconciled, ready for review by AP Manager
- Ensure compliance with accounting policies, tax regulations and internal policies
- Daily telephone support; manage supplier queries and payment expectations

**A little bit about us**

The Solihull Pub Support Team offices are light and airy offices in Shirley, Solihull, where you will be greeted by our Welcome Team. We have free onsite secure parking with EV charging and cycle storage, a subsidised canteen serving breakfast and lunch, as well as an onsite pub used for social events. The offices are fully accessible.

**What's in it for you?**
- _25 days annual leave_
- _Annual Leave Purchase Scheme_
- _Pension_
- _Vitality Healthcare_
- _Opt in dental insurance programme_
- _Annual bonus scheme_
- _The Stonegate discount card offering discounts across our managed estate_
- _Online benefits portal offering discounts across the High Street and other retailers_

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