Purchase to Pay Assistant

*Calling all candidates with a background in finance* If you have experience as a purchase ledger clerk, book keeper, financial administrator or in a credit control role, we want to hear from you!
 
We require people available for an immediate start with our global client based in Burnley, Lancashire.
 
 
Main functions:

• Reporting into the Finance Function
• Ensuring that invoices are processed efficiently by working with Accounts payable, Finance and operational users to resolve any queries quickly so as to avoid late payment of invoices
• Working with key users and management to support P2P process knowledge and improvements

 
Job role: 
The purpose of the role is to support the business to pay its suppliers on time, and support the finance team with ad-hoc tasks where required.
 

Principle duties:

• Contribute to achieving the purchase to pay (P2P) objectives set by the group
• Use the SAP Cockpit platform and help users clear their supplier invoice discrepancies (production and non-production)
• Investigate the root cause of supplier invoice discrepancies and support with improvements
• Generate and challenge KPI’s and analysis.
• Assist the Finance department in maintaining the goods received not invoiced (GRNI).
• Statement reconciliation work with Safran Shared Services including improvement of the supplier returns and credit note process
• Supplier data cleanse project
• Supplier debt recovery
• Other ad hoc duties, as required

 
 
What are we looking for?
 
Essential:

• Purchase ledger experience
• Able to communicate effectively across all levels of the business
• Proactive approach
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong ability to analyse and challenge data.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Thorough and accurate
• A good team player
• Must be able to take responsibility for tasks

 
 
Desirable:

• Experience in an office/ finance based role
• Experience working with other functions of Microsoft office.
• Accounting knowledge
• AAT or similar finance qualification

 
 
Pay / Hours: 

• 37 Hours a week
• Monday - Friday
• £12.06 p/h
• Flexitime
• Early finish on Friday

For further details or to express your interest please contact our office on 01254 949 810.