Accounts Payable Specialist

Location

Leek, Staffordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Accounts Payable Specialist

Role title: Accounts Payable Specialist

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:45am-5:00pm (36.25 hours per week)

Salary: £27,000 to £32,000 per annum, depending on experience 

Location: Ornua Foods, Leek 

Benefits: Free onsite parking, Generous annual leave entitlement, Matched Company Contribution Pension up to 8%, Subsidised Staff Canteen, Company shop offering discounts on Ornua products, Sports & Social Club, Staff Lottery, Discount on Bikes & Tech Scheme, Confidential Employee Assist Programme

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Are you an Accounts Payable Specialist looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking a Accounts Payable Specialist to join our Finance department as we continue our growth trajectory. The Accounts Payable Specialist will play a key role in managing the Accounts Payable ledger for Ornua Foods UK. The Accounts Payable team provide financial, administrative, and clerical services to the local business. This includes processing invoices, administering payments, and reconciling supplier statements on a timely basis and to a high degree of accuracy. Providing these services in an effective and efficient manner will ensure that finances are accurate and up to date and that vendors and suppliers are paid within established time limits.  The Accounts Payable Specialist will also partner closely with Ornua’s Finance Services team, contributing to and implementing continuous improvement of Accounts Payable processes across our European sites.

Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
• The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
• Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua's consumer brands inlcuding Kerrygold and Pilgrim's Choice.
• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
• We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.
• Dynamic Working policy in place which facilitates flexible hours and hybrid working.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for leading on;

• Daily processing of Accounts Payable transactions
• Supplier account set up and amendments
• Verify automated 3-way matching of purchase invoices
• Processing and coding of manual invoices
• Processing payments in line with the credit terms policy of the Group
• Resolving invoice and purchase order discrepancies with suppliers and managers across the organisation.
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Preparation of Accounts Payable Month End reporting.
• Develop and maintain relationships with our major Suppliers in line with the Ornua Values.
• Provide insights into potential issues with suppliers, potential risks on invoicing and possible improvements.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors on the Accounts Payable function.
• Supervise one AP team member

What You Bring To The Role:

• Extensive and demonstrable practical experience in an Accounts Payable Specialist role
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks accordingly.
• Excellent IT skills with a high proficiency in Excel & experience of working with an ERP system, such as Infor, SAP, Sage
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Would you like to make an impact?

To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com

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£27k - £32k per annum