Accounts Payable Assistant - Wrexham, United Kingdom - IPSEN

IPSEN

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Wrexham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Title:

Accounts Payable Assistant (12 month Fixed Term Contract)

Company:

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd

Accounts Payable Assistant

12 month Fixed Term Contract

Wrexham

With the continued growth of Ipsen, in terms of sales, production, portfolio offering and acquisition of new businesses we are expanding our Financial Shared Services team.

We are currently recruiting for a further Accounts Payable Assistant to join our Finance Shared Service Centre is based at our Wrexham site and reports directly to the Accounts Payable Team Leader.

Ipsen is a rapidly growing company with sales growth of 21.1% which in turn is supporting investment into the Ipsen Wrexham site totalling c.£100m over the next 5 years.

Ipsen Wrexham aims to become 'the Best at Improving People's Lives' and this is reflected in ambitious plans with targets to become a flagship site for multiple business areas, in turn transforming Ipsen Group global initiatives.

The successful applicant will have
Accounts Payable experience processing invoices, preferably using
SAP.

You must possess excellent English skills and In addition, a second European language (French, Spanish, German) at a conversational standard and with working business vocabulary knowledge is of particular interest.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

The Accounts Payable Assistant will be responsible for appropriate, accurate and timely invoice, travel and expenses processing and vendors payments for Ipsen Legal Entities.

In addition, they will produce other financial information as required allowing the reporting of statutory accounts.

Further duties will include:

Scan invoices and data onto relevant data capture system used for invoice data and approvals.
Verifying scanned invoices for accuracy.
Enter and match invoices to purchase orders according to defined procedures and targets.
Enter invoices without purchase orders according to defined procedures and targets.
Open and sort post as well as file invoices processed.
Reconcile supplier statements and resolve resulting queries & discrepancies.
Verify and escalate invoices awaiting goods received notes and authorisation.
Data input for Key Performance Indicators relating to invoice processing.
Execute payment runs.
Undertake problemsolving in areas relevant to primary duties.
Follow and encourage others with the business to follow set procedures and processes.
Process daily T&E expense claims.

Skills, Experience & Education:

Ideal: 4 GSCE's including Maths & English (or equivalent), 3 years' experience with Accounts Payable, preferably using SAP and in a recent role.

German, French or Spanish langue skills - would consider without if extensive Accounts Payable experience.

Minimum: 1 Year experience with Accounts Payable preferably using SAP. German, French or Spanish langue skills - would consider without if extensive Accounts Payable experience.