finance associate Pembridge, England
Job description
Kingspan have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our team based in Pembridge. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return will receive a competitive salary.
Why join Kingspan Insulation?
We are entrepreneurial, collaborative, and we stand behind a common cause – better buildings for a better world.
Kingspan Insulation are a leading manufacturer of high-performance rigid insulation within the construction industry, operating from our site in Pembridge, Herefordshire. With 188 sites worldwide Kingspan is a global leading employer. We are experiencing significant growth right now and this is a genuinely exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our team.
Our finance assistant would support the work undertaken by the Accounts Payable team and others around the Finance Department, undertake a range of tasks including invoice and expense processing, changes to suppliers, maintenance of the Payables Ledger and supplier statement reconciliations.
Key responsibilities of our Finance Assistant:
- Processing of Invoices from suppliers for Kingspan Insulation Limited and EcoTherm Insulation Limited, including the timely recording of both purchase order and non-purchase order invoices in Softco and SAP and ensuring appropriate approval of costs as per the authority matrix
- Contacting suppliers and stakeholders within the business to help resolve invoice queries
- Review and approval of expense submissions via the Concur platform, and challenging claims in line with the Kingspan Expense Policy
- Produce supplier statement reconciliations, to help ensure the accuracy of the accounts payables ledger, and for the review of the Accounts Payable Team Leader
- Calling suppliers to validate changes to supplier details, and updating supplier details within SAP as change notifications are received and verified
- Support the P2P project, helping to make process improvements within departments throughout the business from the initial procurement to the final payment stage.
- Support the Continuous Improvement project, to highlight areas for streamlining work and increase efficiency within the Finance department
What we're looking for in our Finance Assistant:
- Good Excel skills and the ability to manipulate data
- The ability to challenge current processes
- To be able to communicate using a range of techniques and styles to ensure that communication is timely, clear and effective, to both individuals and groups.
- Personal Organisation, be able to work in a methodical and organised way to achieve goals and ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
- Adaptability, be able to adapt to a complex, ever changing work environment including adopting a flexible approach and reacting positively to changing circumstances.
- Accountability, be able to ensure the successful completion of every task or activity they undertake at work including having a positive, can do attitude in their pursuit of their goals and duties.
- Work as a team recognising responsibility as a team member to include providing active support and loyalty, valuing individuals for their knowledge and contribution, encourage everyone to contribute and to ensure fellow team members are fully informed of matters that may affect them.
- Provide Quality & Customer Service and be able to demonstrate clear commitment to achieving high levels of customer service to all employees.
- Show Self-Development and the ability to recognise the responsibility to develop oneself and proactively seeking assistance to meet development needs.
Whilst not essential, the following would be of benefit:
- An accounting qualification such as AAT, CIMA or equivalent audit qualification
- Demonstrable ongoing professional development
- Previous experience of working within a Finance or Audit department
- Previous experience of working for a manufacturing organisation
- Experience in the use of SAP
Do you think you have the attributes we are looking for? If so, please click ‘apply’ now to be considered as our Finance Assistant.
