Accounts Payable Clerk

**Joining Arup**

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup is a multi-disciplinary firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists, working across every aspect of today’s-built environment.

As a wholly independent organization, we are owned in trust for the benefit of our employees and their dependents: with no shareholders or external investors we determine our own business priorities and direction.

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**The Opportunity**

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Finance team of 14 in Newcastle and play a key role in ensuring the smooth processing of financial transactions. As a member of the Accounts Payable team, you will report directly to the Manager or Supervisor, collaborating closely with colleagues across the Finance department.

In this role, you'll handle the accurate processing and input of supplier invoices and employee expenses, always adhering strictly to VAT and tax regulations.

The Accounts Clerk will check the validity of staff expense claims and supplier invoices ensuring that they are authorized in accordance with company policy, are compliant with tax and VAT regulations, categorised and coded correctly.

You'll be the go-to person for resolving internal and external queries, managing incoming calls, and reconciling supplier statements to maintain financial accuracy.

You'll also be responsible for recording journal entries, setting up new suppliers in our finance system, and maintaining precise records of supplier and employee data. Your administrative skills will shine as you take on various ad hoc duties, contributing to the overall efficiency of our finance operations.

The Accounts Clerk will check the validity of staff expense claims and supplier invoices ensuring that they are authorized in accordance with company policy, are compliant with tax and VAT regulations, categorised and coded correctly.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective - in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning - to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

**Is this role right for you?**

We are looking for people who:

- Have awareness of working in a Finance Shared Service Centre environment
- Have experience working as an Accounts Payable Clerk
- Have Transactional processing experience (data entry).
- Have the ability to adhere to VAT and tax rules to ensure compliance in all financial processes.
- Can process and input financial data, ensuring accuracy in supplier invoices, employee expenses, and journal entries.

**What we offer you**

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive - through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

**Different people, shared values**

**Our Application Process**

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