Accounts Payable

**ABOUT US**

We power brand engagement through outstanding communications, conversations and outcomes which make lives better.

Headquartered in the UK, but with offices in 25 countries worldwide, we are committed to providing innovative, sustainable and trusted solutions to our clients.

Our people make us who we are. And there are over 1300 of them adding value for our customers every day, worldwide.

As a Communisis employee in the UK, you’ll receive the following:
CORE BENEFITS
- 26 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays
- Invitation to join the Communisis Flexible Retirement Saver, our award-winning Master trust pension scheme, for which we offer enhanced company contributions
- Health Cash Plan
- Use of our Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to #SELECT, our benefits platform where you can opt in and choose to take advantage of wide range of opportunities linked to salary sacrifice, all designed to help you support your work/life balance. (more to follow on that)
- Flexible & Hybrid working solutions and policies which are built to support our purpose led organisation

**THE ROLE**
We are are looking for an **Accounts Payable **specialist to join our dynamic team at Communisis, we offer hybrid working where you can get the best of both worlds being in the office, part of a diverse team with the flexibility to work remotely/from home for part of the week.

As an Accounts Payable specialist, you would manage payments to suppliers accurately and on-time, ensuring understanding of payments, reconciling to the underpinning systems. Your role would involve checking the payments match goods received and have the relevant signatures internally, while checking against underpinning systems by completing and documenting reconciliations (e.g. bank account, supplier statements) to ensure the integrity of month end accounts and payments made.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Ensure accurate and timely payments to suppliers.
- Ensure accurate records, including in the company accounting systems and supplier statements.
- Provide the Accounts Payable manager with accurate, comprehensive and timely purchase ledger information
- Preparation of weekly purchase ledger report to agreed timetable in advance of internal management meeting, and preparation of weekly report of projected payments to agreed timetable for inclusion in the cash flow forecast.
- Monitoring and controlling discounts for prompt payment for certain suppliers.
- Collating invoices for the weekly and month end processing run, reconciling suppliers statements, handling all queries and ascertaining reasons for invoices not authorised for payment.
- Allocating cheque payments to Purchase Ledger Accounts.
- Completing month end purchase ledger control account reconciliations for review by the Accounts payable manager.
- Ensuring signatures are gained by approving internal managers on a timely basis to enable payments to be made on time to suppliers.
- Ensure the relevant evidence is retained to release payments.
- Build relationships with supplier company counterparts to foster a good understanding and information flow.

**WHAT YOU CAN BRING** Qualifications required**:

- At least 3 years of AP experience.
- Exposure to detailed accounting, data and reconciliations.
- Self driven, results orientated with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on data management.
- Problem solver and the ability to handle detailed accounting work.
- A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance and has a track record of improving detailed results.
- Advanced at spreadsheet use.

**Preferred skills and qualifications**:

- Understanding of manufacturing processes/techniques.
- Financial management.
- Good communicator and listener.
- Keen for new experience, responsibility and accountability.

**WE EMBRACE INCLUSION, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY**
Communisis is committed to creating a great place to work for everyone, celebrating the things that make everyone unique and delivering an inclusive and diverse business that is reflective of our communities. We recognise and value the benefits to the business and colleagues that is gained by embracing inclusion, equality, and diversity - we encourage people to be themselves at work and want to create a true sense of belonging.

We will ensure that our colleagues are working in safe environments and continually seek ways to reduce the chance and incidence of harm, and this includes both the physical and mental wellbeing of all.

Job Reference: CM02202