Accounts Payable Clerk

**Role**: Accounts Payable Clerk
- French Speaker

**Location**: Blackburn, BB1 2FA

**Hours**: Full-Time / Permanent

**Salary**: £22,000 & Bonus Scheme

What will my role look like?

Our Transactional Finance Team is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity available for an Accounts Payable Clerk In this role you will be part of the Accounts Payable Team and responsible for ensuring accurate and timely posting and payment of invoices.

This is a perfect opportunity for someone who is looking to progress their finance career within a successful organisation.

What would my main responsibilities be?

Reconciliation, Payments and Controls (RPC)
Pre-disbursement controls
Payment generation - review daily payment proposal and executing payment file to bank
Direct Debit monitoring
Balance sheet account reconciliation
Preparation of monthly supplier statement reconciliations
Monitoring of month end activities for accounts payable

Invoice Entry (IE)
Posting invoices / credit notes per business requests and ensuring they are coded correctly in the accounting system

Vendor master database maintenance
Pro-active management of supplier accounts and monitoring of ageing
Communicating and liaising with suppliers to resolve any invoicing, payment or other queries

Release of payment files, manual ad hoc payments
Other ad-hoc tasks as required

Support to clients, vendors
Communicating and liaising with suppliers to resolve any invoicing, payment or other queries

Cooperation with other departments
Liaising with the broader finance team and Team Leader to provide regular updated on daily/weekly and Monthly activities

This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.

Do I have what it takes?

Finance / Accounting Qualification or experience
Fluent in French
Attention to detail & accuracy

Who are Euro Garages?

EG Group is a leading global independent fuel station and convenience retail operator with operations at over 5,600 sites across Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, North America and Australia.

The Group has enjoyed significant growth, with 2019 revenues in excess of €20bn (surpassing €25bn including the full year impact of acquisitions). The Group provides grocery, merchandise, fuel and food service to consumers through partnerships with global brands including Starbucks, Subway, Spar, Greggs, KFC and Burger King.

What’s in it for me?

EG Cares is our benefits & rewards scheme, it’s our way of saying thank you to our EG family in recognition of the continued support and commitment you deliver every day.

Competitive Annual Leave - We know our employees work hard so we offer competitive annual leave allowances so you can enjoy well deserved time off work

Work Anniversary Awards - We appreciate how loyal our employees are and to say thank you we reward colleagues when you hit milestones

Employee Discounts - You will be entitled to 15% off our food-to-go brands and 10% our retail stores, not only this our EG Cares platform entitles you to exclusive discounts at a variety of clothing / retail stores, restaurants, cinemas and much more

Free Parking - We have free onsite parking at our Head Office in Blackburn which is safe and secure with 24hr CCTV

Waterside Cafe - With the opening of our new head office we are revolutionizing lunch time with a state of the art employee area for colleagues to relax, dine and unwind. In house Chefs will freshly prepare meals from a large menu incorporating a variety of different cuisines which will change daily, and meals will be provided at incredibly low prices

Cycle to Work Scheme - We care about your health and encourage employees to cycle to work, we can help you save money on a new bicycle

Employee Assistance Programme - Telephone counselling and confidential support for personal / legal / medical / health and wellbeing issues is now available 24/7 for our employees through our EG Cares Employee Assistance Programme

Death in Service -At EG Group, we believe employees can be their best when they feel supported and have benefit plans that give them security and peace of mind

Learning & Development - We are committed to helping you develop new skills to be the best version of you

Our People - You will work alongside our amazing employees, have fun and be a part of our family

Free Eye Test - As a valued EG Employee you will be eligible to receive a free eye examination every two years

Progression & Career Opportunities - We look to promote and progress our employees within the business and we are very passionate about internal progression As the business expands it opens new opportunities for growththe opportunities really are endless with Euro Garages

Compassionate Leave - We care about our employees and offer 3 days paid compassionate leave