Your new companyBristol based business with a friendly, collaborative and dynamic environment

Your new roleYou will be a subject matter expert and will be expected to support the delivery of AP services to the wider business.You will be responsible for non-routine activity such as Quality Assurance, management of escalations, direct contact with suppliers and approvals management. Most routine AP tasks will be executed by your offshore team.Duties will cover:

• Quality Assurance
• Monitoring the quality and timeliness of offshore transaction processing
• Providing feedback to offshore colleagues and the senior management team as part of ongoing quality improvement
• Ensuring that supplier reconciliations are conducted in a thorough and timely manner
• Escalation Management
• Acting as the second line support for supplier queries and complaints and managing escalations through to completion
• Managing risks & issues and ensuring these are resolved or escalated in a timely manner
• Liaising with internal stakeholders as appropriate to ensure the timely resolution of Accounts Payable issues
• Supplier Management
• Acting as the contact point with suppliers where direct contact is required for Accounts Payable purposes
• Managing and resolving issues
• Approvals
• Reviewing, verifying, and inputting vendor invoices into the system
• Reviewing, verifying, and approving payment runs where appropriate
• Other Duties
• Administering corporate credit cards and expense audits
• Contributing to process improvement initiatives within scope of work

What you'll need to succeedTo excel in this role, it is expected that you will possess much of the following experience:

• Significant experience of working in a transactional finance setting with specific demonstrable experience in Accounts Payable
• Good knowledge of the operation of an Accounts Payable function in a large, regulated environment
• Able to quickly assess policy and procedure in a diverse operation
• Experience of working in a matrix structure and of communicating across a broad spectrum of stakeholders
• A high level of diplomacy
• Highly developed communication skills to be able to provide clear verbal and/or written communications in response to vendor queries
• AAT (or equivalent) part qualified

What you'll get in return

• Pension (max you put in 5% and employer puts in 10%)
• Life assurance x 2
• Income Protection up to 75% of earnings
• 25 days leave + bank holidays
• Free parking
• Discounted gym on site £20/month

What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. INDHAF

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