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Job Title: Accounts Payable Specialist
Location: Bury St Edmunds
Industry: Accountancy & Finance
Job Type: Full-Time, Hybrid working

Salary & Benefits: Competitive salary with additional benefits - 25 Days Holiday, Life assurance, Annual party, Vouchers & more
Shift Pattern: Office hours are from 08:30 to 16:30, Monday to Thursday, and from 08:30 to 12:30 on Fridays. Remote working is available on Thursdays and Fridays.

About the Company:
Join a leading company in the Manufacturing/Engineering sector renowned for its excellence in finance, manufacturing, and accounts payable. Our organisation excels in efficient financial management and robust accounting practices. We're known for our detail-oriented and systematic approach to finance. This role offers a unique opportunity to manage a multi-currency Accounts Payable ledger and support the Financial Controller.

Function:

Manage a multi-currency Accounts Payable ledger.
Ensure payment runs are transacted in a timely and accurate manner.
Handle invoice queries appropriately.
Ensure invoices and suppliers are handled in line with Corporate Accounting Policy.
Provide support to the Financial Controller on AP-related reporting, reconciliations, and other financial accounting issues as required.
Essential Tasks & Duties:

Matching and verifying invoices against receivers and purchase orders.
Responsible for accounts payable month-end close.
Performing AP payment runs, including weekly BACS payment runs, bi-monthly foreign payment runs, and manual payments as required.
Maintaining vendor files.
Collaborating with Purchasing and other departments to ensure logged vouchers are cleared in a timely manner.
Reconciliation of suppliers statements.
Management of outstanding GRNI (Goods Receipt Not Invoiced) and AP balances.
Providing reconciliations of AP related balance sheet accounts.
Collating Inter-Company charges and reconciling Inter-Company statements.
Preparing and uploading associated balance sheet reconciliations.
Maintaining Key Performance Indicators for the AP function.
Liaising with internal/external auditors as required.
Additional Responsibilities & Duties:

Providing cover/support for Daily Cash Posting.
Supporting the Financial Controller with special projects as required.
Adapting to change productively.
Following all Company Safety Policies and Procedures.
Being prepared for additional working hours during busy periods - month-end close may require working on Friday afternoons.Knowledge & Skills:

Ten keys by touch.
Familiarity with PC computers.
Ability to communicate fluently in English.
Demonstrated effective communication skills, including written, oral, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated self-motivation and self-discipline traits.
Demonstrated ability to multi-task, handling frequent interruptions and shifting priorities.Education Minimum Requirements/Equivalent:

A good level of secondary education.
Additional college accounting/business courses are desirable.Experience:

Minimum of three years of prior employment in Accounts Payable in a Manufacturing/Engineering environment.
Understanding of accounting principles, including month-end close, account reconciliation, general ledger, and financial statements.Working Conditions:

Office-based, located within a factory site.
Each employee has their own desk equipped with a workstation and additional hardware as deemed necessary.Your Next Step:
If you believe you meet most of the above criteria and are enthusiastic about this role, please apply to join our dynamic team.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships