Accounts Payable Lead - London, United Kingdom - Covanta

Covanta
Covanta
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Responsibilities:


  • Lead the accounts payable function for the European organization
  • Set up and optimize the accounts payable activity
  • Supervise the accounts payable team, setting standards and ensuring consistency
  • Oversee a range of accounts payable activities including;
  • Matching of supplier invoices to corresponding PO's and delivery notes
  • Accurate coding and processing invoices in PeopleSoft
  • Processing staff expenses and reconciling to the underlying receipts
  • Processing credit card and booking into the accounting system
  • Ensure allocations of payments and receipts working with the necessary people to correct any errors
  • Review of weekly payment run for authorisation
  • Ensure all suppliers/vendors are correctly set up on the accounting system
  • Support with supplier queries i.e., payment queries/ reconciling statements
  • Record VAT correctly (exposure to intra EU and reverse charge accounting of VAT an advantage)
  • Review VAT treatment on sales and purchases and the prepare VAT return
  • Weekly bank reconciliation of bank accounts
  • Support month end processes including AR & AP, preparation of journals and accruals, balance sheet reconciliations to ensure they are complete and upto date and any differences reconciled
  • Liaise with the purchasing manager and review purchase orders
  • Support and contribute to ensuring the correct operation of the purchase order processing system
  • Lead the identification of process improvements including standardisation of practice across the entities and consistency with corporate policies and practices
  • Support with year end and audit processes
  • Ad hoc projects/tasks as required
Covanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.
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