Description
Company Overview
Senior plc is a FTSE international manufacturing Group with 26 operations in 12 countries and around 6, employees; total Group revenue in was £m. The company is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (symbol SNR).
We design and manufacture high technology components and systems for the principal original equipment manufacturers in the worldwide aerospace and defence, land-vehicle and power & energy markets.
Senior's Purpose is to ‘help engineer the transition to a sustainable world for the benefit of all our stakeholders.’
We have a long history of well-respected brands and an excellent reputation in our key market sectors. Senior delivers value to its customers and shareholders via operational excellence that is underpinned by its people and processes.
Its operating structure is de-centralised and entrepreneurial, with strong lean head office functions, including Group Finance. The Head Office is based on Rickmansworth High Street, on the outskirts of London, within a 10 minute walk from Rickmansworth station on the Metropolitan line. The Head Office has approximately 50 employees and vendors.
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The Role:
The main purpose of this role is to run the end-to-end accounts payable and expenses process for the Senior Plc head office cost centre.
SAP Concur is used throughout the invoice and expense process so the candidate will be seeking out efficiencies within that system and supporting and training the users.
The role is key in ensuring that invoices and expenses are processed accurately and in a timely manner. This will involve regular interaction with the functions within the Head Office.
Another key aspect of the role is the processing of payroll using Sage, which is a shared responsibility with the Head Office Accountant.
Reporting to: Head Office Accountant
Key Responsibilities:
Accounts Payable (AP) Process
1. Review, assign and process invoices in SAP Concur
2. Review, assign and process expenses in SAP Concur
3. Assess the most appropriate VAT treatment
4. Make recommendations to continuously improve across the entire accounts payable process
5. New vendor setup and verification checks
6. Prepare monthly and adhoc AP supplier bank payments, including resolving payment approver queries
7. Resolve queries from users of the Concur expense and invoice system
8. Liaise with Concur support to resolve system functionality queries
9. Provide user training for Concur including inducting new starters on expenses and invoice process
10. Generate and review reports in Concur
11. Update Concur mileage rates quarterly in Concur
12. Prepare the following monthly reconciliations: AP ledger, employee expenses, cash advance and supplier statement reconciliations
13. Post monthly cash transactions for Head Office bank accounts into Sage Intacct
14. Prepare interest and intercompany bank payments
15. Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
Other Head Office Responsibilities
16. Prepare and process Payroll, which is a shared responsibility with the Head Office Accountant
17. Prepare monthly trial balance and management reporting packs for various UK Holding Companies
18. Maintain petty cash and foreign currency floats
19. Prepare intercompany invoices and post into Sage Intacct
20. Maintain the fixed asset register on a monthly basis
Skills and Experience:
Essential:
21. SAP Concur experience - processing invoices and employee expenses
22. Excellent attention to detail, acting with highest levels of integrity
23. Strong organisational skills
24. Confident and a good collaborator
25. Self-motivated and ability to work well under tight timescales
26. Proficient Excel skills
27. Inquisitive mindset
Preferred:
28. Sage payroll experience – running payroll end-to-end
29. Sage Intacct experience - posting journals, running reports
30. Working towards a financial qualification, for example AAT
Pay and Benefits:
31. Competitive salary
32. Generous bonus scheme
33. Excellent Pension scheme
34. Private Healthcare
35. Life assurance
36. Income Protection cover
37. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
38. Financial Wellbeing Programme
39. Onsite parking
40. Daily lunch
41. Informal (non-contractual) flexible/hybrid working