Accounts Payable Specialist

2 weeks ago


Berkshire, United Kingdom Focus Resourcing Full time

Our client based in Pangbourne is recruiting for an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist who has experience wroking with French entities or speaks French alternatively.

Working with a range of internal colleagues across Europe, this role will manage the accounts payable process from invoice approval through to payment. French language skills are therefore essential for this role as you help to support our colleagues inFrance.

We are looking for a bright and energetic individual with relevant experience, ideally having previously used SAP, who is comfortable working in fast paced dynamic environment.

**The Role**
- Process invoices for open purchase orders (POs), ensuring timeliness and verify accuracy of general ledger coding
- Work with stakeholders to receipt POs in S4Hana and reconcile any variances between the PO and supplier invoices
- Maintain supplier records, updating contact information and bank details as required as well as setting up new suppliers
- Support your colleagues with month-end closing process by providing accrual information to the Finance leads
- Process weekly pay-runs for suppliers, colleague expenses, multiple currency, and ad hoc payments as necessary
- Review aged creditors and investigate any debit balances
- Follow-up invoices for any Direct Debit payments
- Work with the Finance Manager to drive process improvements and introduce new initiatives
- Support with Accounts Payable projects such as implementation of system and process changes and other ad hoc projects
- Work with the team to ensure excellent customer service is provided to internal colleagues
- Perform statement reconciliations - research and proactively investigate and reconcile discrepancies between AP balance and vendor statement

**Skills**
- Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounts payable principles
- Effective time management and strong organisation skills
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and when dealing with conflicting priorities
- Experience working in a shared service centre environment dealing with multiple European entities would be advantageous
- Ideally AAT qualified or studying AAT
- **Proficient French speaker or experience with French entities**:

- Desirable skills: Experience of using S4HANA



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