Accounts Payable Processor - London, United Kingdom - COSTAIN GROUP PLC

COSTAIN GROUP PLC
COSTAIN GROUP PLC
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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We are looking for an Accounts Payable Processor to work on HS2 Main Works.

As an Accounts Payable Process, you will be responsible for supporting the Project Accountant within the project's core team with the focus on costs recharged to the project from its JV partners and all central finance functions on the project.

The role reports directly to the Project Accountant.

Flexible working:
We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.


Main Responsibilities

  • Accountabilities


  • Project Accounting

  • Integrity of costs and accuracy & transaction processing
  • Financial control, Governance, segregation of duties & process flows
  • Maintenance of sound financial controls, in line with JV guidelines, ensuring that all applicable requirements can be met at all times
  • General administration of finance information and data, ensuring records are maintained for an adequate period, kept securely and sufficient information is kept to meet group requirements.

General Duties

  • Ensure all invoices and GRNS are processed in a timely and accurate manner including VAT rates and receipts
  • Manage invoice approval process so that suppliers are paid in line with their contracted Terms and Conditions.
  • Maintain accurate records of costs not included within the system for accrual at period end
  • Maintain supplier statement reconciliations in line with the JV requirements and proactively resolve differences within the ledgers and supplier statements.
  • Confirm all approvals are in line with the JV agreed Delegated Financial Authority levels.
  • Carry out regular reviews of GRN accruals to ensure costs are not duplicated in the system
  • Maintain and manage the process for JV Credit cards
  • Help develop and map processes for the accounts payable function that will ensure accuracy and efficiency
  • Become the main point of contact for suppliers with payment or invoice queries delivery excellent customer services
  • Assist with other project related tasks as required

Essential

  • GCSE or Equivalent: Grades A*C (including mathematics and english)
  • Excel, IT & Communication Skills
  • Good attention to detail
  • Takes ownership of output
  • Ability to work alone and as part of a team
  • Selfconfident

Desirable

  • Previous experience ideally in a similar role within the construction industry
  • Experience of using a computerised accounting system (E1)

About Costain


Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets.

We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency.

Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company.

We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements.

We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets:
future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.


We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:

Right to Work & Security Checks
Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you.

For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.


For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance).

To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.


Closing date


A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.


It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
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