Accounts Coordinator - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Leica Biosystems

Leica Biosystems

Verified Company

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Leica Biosystems' mission of "Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives" is at the heart of our corporate culture. We're a global leader in cancer diagnostics with the most comprehensive portfolio from biopsy to diagnosis. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence. Our associates know that every moment matters when it comes to cancer diagnostics. When you come to work, you're helping develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers. Join our diverse, global team of talented people, and be inspired to grow every day.

Leica Biosystems is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher.

Together, we're working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world's biggest health challenges.

The Accounts Coordinator for Leica Biosystems is responsible providing Finance support to the Newcastle, Melbourne, New Zealand & Amsterdam business units.

They will coordinate the accounts payable and receivable processes, as well as taking ownership for expenses and leading continuous improvement activities with support from the wider team.

This position will be hybrid, with 1 day per week working from home. At Leica Biosystems, our vision is to advance cancer diagnostics and improve lives.

You will be a part of the Finance team and report to the Senior Finance Manager responsible for preparing monthly analysis of AP/AR across all sites, reporting our Payment on Time metrics and communicating root cause of any gaps to management.

If you thrive in a fast-paced role and want to work to build a world-class finance organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Drive continuous improvement projects with the team proactively and coordinate standardisation activities across the sites.
Validate associate expenses, ensuring compliance with global Travel and Expense policy.
Manage the accounts payable tasks associated with indirect & direct purchases, including invoice posting, issue resolution and payment processing.
Complete monthend tasks, including bank reconciliations and intercompany recharges.
Management of debtor's cash collection including sending statements to customers and follow up via telephone.

The essential requirements of the job include:

Formal Accounting qualification at AAT Level 4 or above.
At least 5 years' experience (or the equivalent) working for a commercial or a manufacturing business in the Accounts Payable function.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

An ability to develop strong cross-functional relationships and operate autonomously within a dynamic fast-paced environment.
Track record of taking initiative and driving continuous improvement.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.

Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.