Finance Assistant (Accounts Payable) Role - Campsie area, Derry/Londonderry
Circa 6 Months Contract
Role based largely onsite
Fulltime Temporary Role
Salary approximately £26K
This position is within the companys flexible finance team, comprising of Accounts Payable, Account Receivable, General Ledger Accounting and Trade Compliance.
This Finance Associate role is within the accounts payable team is a wide variety of transactional activities spanning different areas of the Finance and Accounting function. This role will support the groups business units in all aspects of Accounts Payable and support Master Data activity for customer details.
This position will report to the Accounts Payable Team Lead.
Key Duties
* Enter vendor invoices into ERP systems to the appropriate general ledger accounts
* Maintain financial accuracy through adhering to all Accounts Payable policies and procedures.
* Follow up with procurement to ensure blocked invoices are resolved timely, ensuring vendors are paid within terms.
* Analyse and resolve vendor invoices in "blocked" or "parked" status
* Prepare month-end accruals in a timely manner per the month end checklist
* Prepare month end supplier reconciliations and review of GRIR
* Organise and execute invoice approval workflow in a timely manner to maximise discount opportunities.
* Work closely with location accountants to resolve accounts payable issues, such as vendors not paid, goods receipts, purchase orders, inter company account confirmations, work to review and resolve GRIR issues.
* Identifies process improvement opportunities that will recognise the root cause of discrepancies, reduce future occurrences of aged account balances, and works with appropriate internal contacts to implement those improvements.
* Support Customer Collection Activities
* Perform other duties as Will include support of special projects as identified.
Essential Criteria
* Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office skills, particularly
* Ability to communicate with a wide range of contacts from corporate and external vendors to manufacturing employees
* Strong organisational skills in handling multiple responsibilities simultaneously with high attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
* Proactive problem solving and results oriented, able to work on own initiative
Desirable Criteria
* Proven experience working in a fast-paced Finance function working to tight deadlines
* Experience with SAP and other ERP SystemsStudying towards or educated to 3rd level standard with Business related diploma or degree
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Clare Simpson at MCS Group 028 96953499
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