Purchase Ledger Clerk Warrington, North West England, England
Job description
HKA is one of the world’s leading privately owned, independent providers of consulting, expert and advisory services for the construction, manufacturing, process and technology industries.
As trusted independent consultants, experts and advisors, we deliver solutions amid uncertainty, dispute and overrun, and provide the insights that make the best possible outcomes a reality for public and private sector clients worldwide.
As part of the HKA team you can expect:
- A strong collaborative culture focused on supporting the needs of the business.
- Exposure to a diverse range of processes, whilst being an integral part of the finance team.
- The opportunity to thrive within a strong, supportive team environment.
The Opportunity:
Reporting to the Transactional Finance Manager EMEA, the primary responsibility of the Purchase Ledger Clerk is to ensure that processing of supplier invoices is carried out as per agreed SLAs, and right first time.
You will manage end to end process for Accounts Payable, expenses and payment runs to the expected standard ensuring a high level of service to our internal/external stakeholders and ensuring that supplier accounts are always up to date.
Role:
- Monitor and action queries received via Accounts Payable inboxes within 48hr SLA
- Ensure all invoices received are coded and processed in a timely manner onto the Vantagepoint system within the correct entity
- Manage approvals from stakeholders and ensure payment is released timely/accurately
- Reconcile supplier accounts on a regular basis (bi-monthly as a minimum)
- Monitor unapproved invoice reports and chase relevant stakeholders (weekly)
- Expenses – review and ensure approval in preparation for Bi-weekly pay runs
- Ensure supplier information and terms are regularly reviewed and updated
- Prepare/upload BACs payments
- Prepare foreign payment requests to be processed in HSBC
- Identify recurring issues and potential for improvement within current processes
- Achieve best practice performance levels against agreed SLAs
Skills and Experience:
Ideally you will possess the following skills and experience:
- Minimum of 1yrs experience in a similar role or finance related professional qualification
- Office IT literate (MS excel in particular)
- ERP systems knowledge
- Ability to act as a SME for the accounts payable team
- Maintain a can-do attitude with a focus on high level internal and external customer service
What we offer:
At HKA we recognise our people are critical to our ongoing success. Our priority is to provide an inclusive and collaborative culture aimed at providing the best opportunities for our people to thrive and develop in their chose career path.
Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those that take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA. We are committed to responding to all applicants, but responses will be received by the closing date.
ED&I at HKA:
All HKA employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, or any other basis as protected by the Equality Act 2010 or in compliance with local legislation.
