Accounts Payable Assistant

Overview

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.

This is a hybrid role, where you'll be based in our Head Office in Yeovil 3 days a week, working flexibly around the core office hours of 10 am-3 pm

Key responsibilities

• Prioritises work activity based on key deadlines.
• Matches stock and non-stock invoices ensuring accuracy in posting to the supplier accounts.
• Identify discrepancies during the matching routine, liaising with internal and external department 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.
• Absence cover for other key areas in the team, specifically Travel & expenses.

Required skills & experience

• Excellent IT literacy and MS Office skills
• Attentive to detail
• Able to work to tight deadlines.
• Can adapt between a variety of processing activities, using discretion where needed.
• Analytical, experience of working within a data driven environment
• Strong team player who uses initiative and diplomacy when liaising with internal and external customers.

Benefits

• 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

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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.

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Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.

If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application, please contact us at careers@screwfix.com