BACKAccounts Payable Assistant
DEPARTMENT/TEAM: Finance
LOCATION: Dublin
SUMMARY
This role involves providing financial and administrative support to the company. This will involve processing and preparation of payment runs to be sent to Treasury for payment. This role also requires the processing purchase invoices as well as maintaining of vendor ledgers and reconciling to supplier statements. The role will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that payments are made accurately and on time.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
•Processing pre-approved purchase invoices
• Preparation of Payment Runs
• Vendor ledger admiration and reconciliation
• Allocating payments
• Confirmation of new/changed bank details
• Liaising with relevant internal departments and external parties
• Key contact in relation to relevant payments
• Responding to related payment queries
• Maintaining designated payments email inbox
• Ad hoc duties
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
•Experience working in an AP Role
•Used to dealing with multiple currencies and vendors in global locations
•Excellent attention to detail is essential
•Experience with ERP systems (i.e., Navision, SAP)
•Strong communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to develop relationships with Finance and non-finance teams internationally across the group
•Experience in dealing with internal and external parties in a professional manner
•Able to work alone, to own initiative, as well as part of a team
•Able to prioritise and co-ordinate task efficiently with a can-do attitude and structured way of working.
•Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
•Able to be flexible, respond well to change and proactively solve problems•Good computer skills – (Excel, MS Outlook) ability to learn applications quickly
