Accounts Payable Specialist - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Michael Sharma Group Ltd

Michael Sharma Group Ltd

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Package:

Basic salary:
£12 - £13 per hour

The Company:
The business you'll be working for is one of the largest snack companies in the world.

Please note:
This role is a temporary - 6 month contract.
(With a possibility of going permanent)

The Role:

The primary role of Accounts Payable Specialist is to validate the invoice from a customer for pricing and trade within defined SLAs.

You'll report to the Accounts Payable Lead and be required to work from the Birmingham office 3 days a week.

The rest of the working week will be from home.

Please Note:
That this opportunity is a 4 month temporary contact.
In this role you will be tasked with the following:

General Duties:

Complete the Recycling File.
Complete governance review packs.
Raise any limited evidence and Manual accrual forms for approval.
Adhere to SLAs for dispute resolution.
Administrational activities regarding proposals and deals from the Commercial Team

Main Duties:

Ensure that there is a valid deal in place (Check internal Sign Off (ISO)
The promotional activity is as per the deal agreed with the customer (Check external sign off (ESO)
Sales data supports the value being claimed. (Proof of Activity (POA)
Any photographic evidence is present.
Check for overspend on the account.
Process the claim for payment.
Comply with SOX relevant controls.
If any claim is deemed invalid, the Trade and Promotion Executive will invalidate the claim to the customer and inform the commercial contact and transfer the case to the Back Office Collection Team (BO) for collection.

For pricing claims:

Review any deals in place via MAP
Ensure that the correct period of promotion is in place
Ensure that the correct price is being claimed by the customer
Reviewing their findings with the Commercial Team
For valid claims, request relevant approval for credits
Request BO to raise approved credits
For any invalid claims, the Trade and Promotion Executive will invalidate the claim to the customer and hand the case to the BO for collection

To be considered for this role you'll need at least one year of experience in Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger
In addition it's really important that you possess the following:

A degree level education is preferred or Part Qualified/Qualified Chartered Institute of Credit Management Member.
The ability to effectively communicate to a wide variety of audiences & effective business partnering is crucial to this role.
Good numerical, analytical & logical reasoning skills.
Hands on experience with Microsoft Office Applications is essential with some experience of SAP being desirable.
Solid & demonstrable experience working within an FMCG company
Previous experience of working within a customer facing role & an order to cash environment would be beneficial.

Ultimately, if you've got all of the above you could be a great fit for this role, and we'd love to see your CV.

This position could be right for you if you want to work as any of the following: Purchase Ledger Clerk, Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger Assistant or as an Accounts Payable Clerk.