Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist 

We are supporting a global organisation

•  This is a freelance contract for 6 months initially.
•  The rate is £25 Inside IR35 (Umbrella) per hour, it is 37.5 hours per week.
•  2 days per week hybrid remote working for the Manchester office.

Responsibilities
Ensure all Requests for Payments (RFPs) from our taxi and car hire suppliers are processed in an accurate and timely manner
Analyse and resolve exceptions with the billings
Perform completeness checks before sending statements and remittances to our suppliers
Liaise with the internal teams and the suppliers to ensure billing discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner
Work with aged creditor reports and take actions to resolve aged items
Review, process and send invoices for approval in a timely manner
Contribute to and support in audits (internal and external)
In collaboration with Supply Managers and our suppliers promote one-way-of-working, eliminate exceptions and improve efficiency
Ensure internal control procedures are adhered to and are documented in accordance with the compliance standards and guidelines
Act as the first point of contact for performing analysis on specific areas of responsibility, regarding financial data such as trends, deviations, exceptions etc.
Ad hoc tasks
Role model living Booking values and Booking formula and support the other team members

Knowledge / Skills
Strong Excel skills (intermediate level)
Ability to communicate effectively internally and externally
Good organisation and administrative skills
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Excellent attention to detail
Flexible and open to change
Customer driven and service oriented
Strong interpersonal skills
Previous experience an advantage
SAP/Blackline experience an advantage Comments for Suppliers: