Overview
Fixed term contract - until 31/10/2024
It’s a great time to join Screwfix. Thanks to the hard work of our team and record-breaking sales, we’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK. And we want to pass that growth onto you.
Whether you’re in procurement, digital, marketing or finance, there’s a role for you here. We’ll support you. And we’ll champion you. Because great things happen when you feel supported to be yourself. We’re innovative. Bold. Adaptable and ambitious. And you will be too.
We are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant on a 6-month fixed-term contract, reporting to the Accounts Payable Team Leader. You'll be responsible for accurately processing invoices for payment, reconciling supplier accounts and resolving any problems preventing invoice payment. You'll work with external suppliers and internal Screwfix colleagues to ensure invoices are processed in line with our compliance & payment terms.
This is an ideal first step for anyone looking to have a career in finance; Screwfix has excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, with many of our fixed-term contracts being extended or moving to permanent roles within the business.
We believe that a hybrid, flexible working approach offers you – and your colleagues – the best of both worlds. Face-to-face collaboration is an integral part of our warm, friendly culture, so you’ll work from our head office in Yeovil three days a week, working flexibly around our core working hours of 10am-3pm. Beyond that, how, when and where you work is up to you. With a subsidised canteen, free parking and a comfortable, relaxed environment, we’ve worked hard to build an office you’ll want to work in. We also know that, when it comes to school pick-ups and home deliveries, it’s nice to have the flexibility to do both.
Responsibilities
1. Prioritises work activity based on key deadlines.
2. Matches stock and non-stock invoices ensuring accuracy in posting to the supplier accounts.
3. Identify discrepancies during the matching routine, liaising with internal and external department to resolve issues with stock deliveries and pricing,
4. Ensure that purchase order compliance is followed.
5. Provide solutions & make decisions to the daily clearance of invoice exceptions, and subsequent processing through the system.
6. Complete supplier payments in line with payment terms with the correct payment codes
7. Deliver statement reconciliations providing follow up to missing invoices and credit notes, resolving issues & working with suppliers .
8. Liaise with suppliers to provide resolutions to queries.
9. Collaborate and work positively with suppliers and internal teams to actively resolve queries and maintain good working relationships.
10. Escalate to the Team Leader any complex issues where further advice is needed to resolve discrepancies.
11. Provide guidance to internal and external customers to help educate and resolve issues preventing payments being made.
12. Work collaboratively with team members to update and share knowledge within the team, and answer process questions/queries.
13. Identify areas of vendor non-compliance and resolve directly, flagging any sticking points to the team leader for help & advice.
14. Absence cover for other key areas in the team, specifically Travel & expenses.
Qualifications
15. Basic excel skills - full training is provided
16. Attention to detail and accuracy
17. Able to work to tight deadlines both weekly and monthly so organisation and time management is key.
18. Can adapt between a variety of processing activities, using discretion where needed to prioritise.
19. Strong team player who uses initiative and diplomacy when liaising with internal and external customers.
Benefits
20. 28 days’ holiday, increasing with each years’ service
21. Award winning pension scheme – up to 14% Kingfisher contribution
22. 20% discount with Screwfix and B&Q
23. Enhanced family leave
24. Discounted healthcare and life cover
25. Loyalty recognition & company share save scheme
26. In-house training and development
Sustainability at Screwfix
We are committed to running our operations sustainably and supporting our customers to make sustainable choices. We want every colleague to feel involved and to champion sustainability in their area, ensuring that sustainability is at the heart of how we work.