Accounts Payable Associate - EMEA

Overview

Allegis Group is a multi-branded specialist in providing tailored staffing solutions to market leading clients.  As the largest privately owned staffing company globally, we consistently outperform our competitors and continuously deliver on our promises.

With staffing at the core of what we know best, we understand how important people are to any business, therefore at Allegis Group we invest in the training and development of our people, offering continuous opportunity to those who earn the right.

Our goal is to become the staffing and services company others aspire to be.

 

Outline:

 

The Accounts Payable Associate will have full responsibility for the smooth running of Accounts Payable, and other financial tasks in accordance with corporate guidelines for entities within the EMEA group.

Qualifications

Skills

• Previous experience of working within an Accounts Payable/Purchase Ledger environment is desirable
• Some experience of matching, coding and batching invoices would be advantageous
• Fully PC literate with the ability to use MS Windows 10 products
• Aptitude for continual learning and development with different systems, applications and multiple software packages

• Ability to use IT packages including Excel to analyse and manipulate data

 

Behaviors

• Being highly organised, attentive and solution orientated is essential
• Capable of working competently with diverse groups of people, data and processes accommodating an ever-changing environment
• Confidently interfaces with all levels of staff internally and with external parties
• Positively represents the organisation in areas of high customer visibility with poise and decisiveness
• Personally accountable
• Continuous learner, seeks growth and improvement
• High character and work ethic and is a role model for others

Responsibilities

Core Skills, Role and Responsibilities

• Ensure completeness and accuracy of payables, including but not limited to, discrepancy identification, determination and implementation of corrective action to resolve errors
• Input data accurately and timely, including matching, batching and coding invoices
• Ensuring data entry errors are corrected in timely manner
• Liaising with suppliers and resolving queries
• Preparing payment runs (BACS, CHAPS and Swift payments)
• Reconciling supplier statements at month end
• Month end reporting
• Liaising with Procurement and finance teams to co-ordinate postings and create internal processes to best facilitate supplier payments
• Maintain proper back up files, per regulation and department requirements
• Escalate queries and highlight or identify risk to line managers quickly
• Work with peers and leadership to ensure a high level of customer service and overall customer satisfaction
• Any other adhoc tasks