Accounts Payable Assistant
Hemel Hempstead, GB
Job Purpose
To process purchase invoices/credit notes for the following countries: UK, Nordics and Korea in VIM and refer invoices to budget holders where necessary
Hold regular meetings with budget holders to review outstanding invoices and to get PO and Goods/Service Receipts in SAP or coding for NPO where invoices are below 5k EUR
Post purchase invoices/credit notes in SAP
Manage approvals in VIM for Non PO
Review, spot check and approve supplier payment runs every week and request urgent payments where necessary
Ensure all manual payments are posted to the vendor ledger and cleared with relevant invoices
Do monthly supplier statement reconciliation and ensure Supplier Ledgers are up to date and clean
Assist with the onboarding of new suppliers using Synertrade
Keep AP-INVOICE emails files tidy and up to date and ensure all Invoices are sent to Validator/VIM for processing within 24 hours of receipt
Ensure any queries are responded to within 48 hours of receiving the request
Key Responsibilities
POsting & payment of purchase invoices:
- Review and manage AP-INVOICE inbox for queries, statements and invoices
- Send all purchase invoices and credit notes into Validator/Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) and refer to the business contact where necessary
- Posting Invoices into SAP using either the SAP Purchase Order or coding provided by the business partner and post including the due date and Approver name
- Adhere to group policies that all invoices over 5K EUR should have a Purchase Order and return invoices to suppliers where PO is missing
- Chase business contact for Goods/Service receipts where not provided
- Obtain approvals through VIM for Non PO invoices
- Review, spot check and approve payment runs every week
- Request ad hoc payments where necessary and provide full detail for the request
- Ensure all Invoices are paid by the due date or document why there is a delay/issue
- Ensure Supplier Ledgers are up to date and clean and all cash postings are allocated and cleared as needed
SAP AP Issues:
- Ensure all SAP queries on posting/tax etc are reported to the AP manager in a timely manner
- Ensure all issues relating to Suppliers and any late payment concerns are reported to the AP Manager to help resolve
Required Education
A-level or equivalent education
Required Skills and Experience
- Experience in working in a large international and multicurrency AP department
- Experience in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel – Must be proficient in Pivot tables and VLOOKUP’s as a minimum
- Experience in handling and processing large volume of Invoices
Technical Competencies
- Expertise in SAP preferably SAP 4/Hana and Vendor Invoice Management (VIM)
Required Behaviours and Competencies
- Excellent customer service and can clearly demonstate the ability to build positive working relationships with business partners and suppliers
- Ability to work within a high pressure environment and to prioritise accordingly
- Has a high attention to detail
Required Languages
English both written and spoken.
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