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.
Key Responsibilities:
* Prioritise work activity based on key deadlines.
* Match stock and non-stock invoices ensuring accuracy in posting to the supplier accounts.
* Identify discrepancies during the matching routine, liaising with internal and external departments to resolve issues with stock deliveries and pricing.
* Ensure that purchase order compliance is followed.
* Provide solutions & make decisions to the daily clearance of invoice exceptions, and subsequent processing through the system.
* Complete supplier payments in line with payment terms with the correct payment codes.
* Deliver statement reconciliations providing follow up to missing invoices and credit notes, resolving issues & working with suppliers.
* Liaise with suppliers to provide resolutions to queries.
* Collaborate and work positively with suppliers and internal teams to actively resolve queries and maintain good working relationships.
* Escalate to the Team Leader any complex issues where further advice is needed to resolve discrepancies.
* Provide guidance to internal and external customers to help educate and resolve issues preventing payments being made.
* Work collaboratively with team members to update and share knowledge within the team, and answer process questions/queries.
* Identify areas of vendor non-compliance and resolve directly, flagging any sticking points to the team leader for help & advice.
* Provide absence cover for other key areas in the team, specifically Travel & expenses.
Minimum Requirements:
* Basic Excel skills - full training is provided.
* Attention to detail and accuracy.
* Able to work to tight deadlines both weekly and monthly so organisation and time management are key.
* Can adapt between a variety of processing activities, using discretion where needed to prioritise.
* Strong team player who uses initiative and diplomacy when liaising with internal and external customers.
Location and Benefits:
Our Head Office is in Yeovil, Somerset: a beautiful location in the heart of the West Country. Within easy reach of London, working flexibly in Somerset offers a great balance of tranquillity and opportunity.
* Salary: From £25,300 per year.
* Fixed Term/Secondment (37.5 hours) - Fixed, 28 days' holiday, increasing with each years' service.
* Award winning pension scheme - up to 14% Kingfisher contribution.
* 20% discount with Screwfix and B&Q.
* Enhanced family leave.
* Discounted healthcare and life cover.
* Loyalty recognition & company share save scheme.
* In-house training and development.
What Does it Take to Succeed at Screwfix?
We move fast, adapt quickly, and deliver big. If you're proactive, collaborative, and love a challenge, you'll thrive here. At Screwfix, the more you put in, the more you get out.
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