Financial Operations Assistant

3 weeks ago


Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom National Grid Full time

Join National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) as a Financial Operations Assistant and contribute to delivering a professional service to our 5,000 Trade Suppliers. You will process more than 275,000 invoices per annum, to a value of £1bn+, and work in our Plymouth office.

This role involves the processing and checking of invoice documentation, including statutory checks for VAT. You will communicate with Business representatives and external Customers to resolve enquiries and outstanding invoice and payment queries.

You will investigate statements, queries, and obtain credit notes from Suppliers for pricing errors or short deliveries. You will also operate, administer, and understand numerous transaction processes and payment procedures for Suppliers, Corporate & Procurement card schemes, Wayleaves, Non Orders, and Foreign Payments.

As a Financial Operations Assistant, you will be responsible for payment transaction administration for Bacs & cheques and adhere to reporting, control, and reconciliation procedures.

We are looking for a candidate with previous experience working in a similar environment and the diplomacy and communication skills to manage customer relationships, both in writing and verbally. Knowledge of internal procedures and systems would be advantageous, as would awareness of associated statutory requirements and compliances.

You should have good interpersonal skills, be self-confident, and have the ability to work unsupervised in a team environment and prioritize tasks to ensure that deadlines are achieved.

We offer a competitive salary between £31,973 - £34,793 depending on experience, plus an annual bonus, annual salary review, and a contributory pension scheme. You will also have access to career development, ongoing training, and support, career progression, and plenty of opportunity to progress.

This is a hybrid working role from our Plymouth office with circa 2/3 days in the office. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date.



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