Accounts Payable Specialist

**Role**:Accounts Payable Specialist

**Location**:Blackburn, BB1 2FA - Office Based

**Contract**:Full-Time Hours / Permanent

**Salary**:£20,000 - £25,000 & 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?**
- Processing all non-purchase order and purchase order invoices for payment Posting invoices / credit notes per business requests and ensuring they are coded correctly in the accounting system
- Performing other assigned Accounts Payable tasks of a routine nature under the direction of the Accounts Payable Team Leader
- Vendor master database maintenance
- Reconciliation, Payments and Controls (RPC)
- Pre-disbursement controls
- Direct Debit monitoring
- Balance sheet account reconciliation
- Preparation of monthly supplier statement reconciliations
- Monitoring of month end activities for accounts payable
- 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.
- Proven experience in an Accounts Payable role, preferably in a Shared Services environment
- Excellent client and customer service skills
- Working knowledge of MS Office products
- Must have strong academic record and experience in Finance
- You will need to be a good communicator with the ability to present and explain financial information to all levels of management with a high standard of written skills.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to meet demanding deadlines
- Able to adapt style of communication depending on the audience and the nature of the information being communicated

**Benefits & Rewards**
- Performance Based Bonus Scheme
- Employee Life Assurance
- EG Group Discounts - up to 15% off at our stores and food to go restaurants
- ASDA Discount Card - 10% off all ASDA stores
- EG Cares Benefits - exclusive discounts across 900 retailers
- Smart Health - 24/7 online GP access, health checks and health and wellbeing support
- Employee Assistance Programme - access to our Wellbeing Centre which offers emotional & practical support including free financial advice
- Learning & Development - access to our Learning Hub, the most extensive online course library in the world to support you with every step of your career at EG Group
- Waterside Café - freshly prepared meals at affordable prices
- Free Secure Car Parking
- Dress Down Fridays
- Flexi-Time
- Prayer and Ablution Facilities
- Cycle to Work / Shower Facilities
- Sit / Stand Desk Facilities
- Work Anniversary Rewards
- Free Eye Test

**_Who are EG Group?_**
- United Kingdom-based EG Group is a leading independent convenience retailer, which has established partnerships with global brands such as Starbucks, Cinnabon, KFC, Subway, Greggs, SPAR, and Burger King, as well as a focused portfolio of proprietary brands. The business has an established pedigree of delivering an excellent Grocery & Merchandise, Foodservice and Fuel proposition in all the markets in which it operates and currently employs more than 50,000 colleagues working in over 6,600 sites across the UK&I, Europe, USA and Australia. The group has enjoyed significant growth, with 2021 revenues exceeding $26bn as well as serving over one billion customers annually._