Accounts Payable Coordinator - Bristol, United Kingdom - Western Global

Western Global

Verified Company

Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for an ambitious AP professional, who wants to work in a fast-paced, growth environment.

Reporting directly to the UK Finance Manager the AP Coordinator will be responsible for completing daily tasks related to managing the accounts payable functions for the North America portion of the business and will regularly interact with our vendors, internal procurement and finance team.

About Western Global

Western Global is a leading provider of modular fuel storage solutions with operating locations in the, Canada, UK, Europe, and the Middle East.

We have a strong track record of supporting our customers and communities with response-ready fuel solutions and have experienced significant growth in recent years.

At Western Global, we pride ourselves on having a great culture that values teamwork, openness, passion, integrity, and celebrating success.

We believe that attracting and retaining talented individuals is crucial to our success and strive to create a positive and supportive work environment.

Our values guide the way we interact with one another and our customers, and we work together as a cohesive team to achieve our goals.

We also take time to recognize and celebrate our accomplishments together, which helps to foster a sense of unity and camaraderie within the company.

Overall, we believe that our great culture is a major contributor to our continued growth and success as a company.

What you will be doing as our Accounts Payable Coordinator

Accounts Payable:

Working with the UK Finance Managers to maintain A/P performance levels.
Working with Accounts Payable software to ensure accurate matching of receiving documents to supplier bills.
Investigating discrepancies between bills, item receipts and purchase orders and working with procurement team and PO approvers to resolve discrepancies.
Checking freight invoices against the delivery details and working with freight team to resolve discrepancies.
Ensuring accurate coding of bills to correct GL, Cost Centre and Location codes.
Setting up new Vendor records and ensuring all Accounts Payable filing, and data management, is up to date and wellorganised.
Preparing Accounts Payable payment runs for approval by Group Controller.
Reviewing supplier statements and investigate payment issues while following our Accounts Payable policies & procedures.

Support:

Adhoc finance administrative duties
Filing completed job records
Providing cover for holiday
Other general tasks

What we are looking for in our ideal our Accounts Payable Coordinator

Required Attributes

Ability to work quickly and multitask in a very fast paced environment.
Advanced problemsolving skills.
Ability to communicate data to a team in a way that makes sense.
Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Detailed oriented and with good organisation skills.
Demonstrable experience as an Accounts Assistant or similar with an aptitude for working with figures.
Acknowledgement on service levels from customers, colleagues, and management.
Viewed by colleagues as cooperative and effective member of the team.
Intermediate/Advanced level Excel.
Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Desirable Attributes

Manufacturing Accounts Payable and/or accounting experience
Prior experience with ERP systems ideally Oracle NetSuite
Prior experience with Accounts Payable automation software

Personal Attributes and Qualities

Curious and enthusiastic.
Organised, methodical and analytical.
Effective time management and organisational skills. Ability to respond positively to pressure and take a flexible approach to a dynamic, fast moving and changing work environment.
Work well with a wide range of people on a global basis.
Proactive with the ability and confidence to use initiative.

What can we offer you?

We offer a market competitive pay and benefits program, as well as opportunities for advancement, knowledge and skills development, and recognition of achievements.

In addition, we offer the following benefits to our employees:

Annual bonus & salary reviews
Flexible working
25 days paid holiday + Bank Holidays (Option to buy another 5 days)
Regular staff events, gettogethers and celebrations
Company pension scheme (5% Employer Contribution. 5% Employee Contribution)
Life insurance 4 x base salary
Learning and development opportunities
Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support mental health

Western Global is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

If you have the skills and experience, we are looking for, click 'Apply' now to be considered as our new AP Coordinator - we would love to hear from you