Senior Accounts Payable Clerk

**SENIOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK**

Routeco is looking towards a bright future as a growing part of Sonepar, an independent family-owned company with global market leadership (44,500 people, an annual turnover of 21.6 billion euros) in B-to-B distribution of electrical products, solutions and related services.
You’ll be joining a growing organisation in the UK of over 250 associates at one of the UK's leading distributors of industrial automation and control products.

We encourage development and progression both within individuals and in the business by constantly moving forward and are open to acquisitions that help to strengthen our skills and offerings to also provide the best for our customers and our associates.

If you are looking for a company that has a long-term vision and cares about its people and the planet, then look no further. We want you to join and contribute to a team that is constantly striving to be _La Référence._

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ARE YOU THE PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR?*

An opportunity has arisen within our Head office for a Senior Accounts Payable Clerk. Working in the Accounts Payable team at Routeco means being part of a small centralised team processing all invoices and credit notes to the respective ledgers accounts for the UK Business, holding companies and European subsidiaries.

So, we are looking for someone with an eye for detail, a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including intermediate excel and the ability to interact with internal and external associates with ease.

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Processing and checking invoices/credit notes daily
- Query investigation and resolution
- Chasing for missing invoices and credit notes
- Finance administration and inbox maintenance
- Liaising with stakeholders across multiple sites.
- Scanning Post
- Reconciling supplier statements
- Downloading invoices from portals (e.g. fuel, utilities etc. mobile phones etc)
- Posting Expenses
- Sending remittances
- Posting invoices in Esker
- Raise weekly & monthly payment runs
- Take charge of your personal development and contribute to the evaluation of performance in line with Routeco’s core competencies and learning and development framework.
- Observe Health & Safety policy and procedures
- Ad Hoc Tasks given by Financial Controller or Finance Director.

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WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BRING TO ROUTECO?*

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It would be preferable to have 2 years of Accounts Payable experience
- An understanding of bookkeeping and a desire to learn more.
- Excellent communication skills
- Being well organised and dependable will be important factors in being successful in this role.
- A thorough disciplined and detailed style is vital with the ability to analyse logical and detailed data.
- Good standard of education, GCSE English and Maths particularly A-C grade (or equivalent) is essential. Further education upto degree level in Accounting / Business Studies / Economics could be beneficial.
- Problem solving skills are advantageous in this role as no two days are always the same.
- We are looking for someone with drive, initiative and vision who wants to build a career

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WHAT ROUTECO CAN OFFER YOU?*

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- Commencing with 25 days holiday a year, increasing with length of service upto 30 days, with the option to flex up/down 5 days
- Long Service Awards (gifts and one-off holiday awards of up to 5 days extra in anniversary year)
- Membership to a health and wellbeing cashback scheme
- Life Assurance of 2 times salary
- Membership to a group personal pension plan with employer contributions set at 5%
- Discretionary on the spot and value-based awards
- LinkedIn Learning Licence
- Paid time off for our Volunteering scheme
- Associate Discounts Portal
- Recruitment referral bonuses
- Payroll Giving options with Company Contributions
- Access to salary sacrifice Cycle Scheme
- Wellbeing support including App, Hub and Mental Health First Aiders
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (Unum)
- Gym membership discounts
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Long Service Awards
- Work Place giving

Routeco are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion across the whole organisation, a place where we can all be ourselves. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees and will not discriminate based on a person’s race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, source of income, parental status, or any other protected status and we will strive to build a culture that values meritocracy, openness, fairness, and transparency.
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Are you ready to make a **_difference_**?**

**Salary**: £26,000.00-£28,000.00 per year