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Your new company A leading engineering company based in Darlington is looking to recruit a French-speaking accounts payable processor to join the finance team. Offering a competitive salary, hybrid working and an excellent benefit package. Your new role The key responsibilities of the Accounts Payable role are; Review invoices/credit notes to establish reason for not being processed automatically and action Manage internal corrections, credit notes, VAT only invoices. Complete manual matching to a PO where applicable for direct/indirect purchases direct into financial systems Escalate all matching queries to plant personnel for resolution Investigate and clear all aged invoice queries on the AP Query Database Deal with internal/external customer (Plant Finance, Buyers, and Suppliers etc.) queries relating to supplier invoices and payments. Deal with telephone and email queries including complex queries relating to supplier payments. Complete supplier statement reconciliations Maintain and deliver excellent customer service with internal/external customers Ensure Sox documentation is followed and all work instructions are maintained, in accordance with current processes and controls. Ensure SLAs and targets are met. Support projects, testing and improvements. Must be flexible in approach and a team player. What you'll need to succeed Candidates need to be fluent in both English and French and able to communicate verbally and written to a professional standard.Previous experience in Finance/Accounts Payable and/or experience within a Shared Business Service environment is required. What you'll get in return Hybrid working - 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home. Flexible working hours. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Job Title: Accounts Assistant Reporting to: UK Finance Manager Hours: 37.5 Hours per week Location: Newton Aycliffe Job Type: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract Salary: Negotiable Role Overview Our client is a leading European PVC compounder with production sites located in Newton Aycliffe, they are also part of the world's biggest chemical companies, with annual sales of $60bn, the Newton Aycliffe site has sales of 100m. The role reports to the UK Finance Manager and is part of a small, stand-alone finance team, and the job holder will be required to be flexible and will be called upon to assist in varied accounting activities as required. Key Responsibilities Support for the sales ledger process Posting of journals (payroll, overtime, energy costs etc.) Reconciliation of Balance Sheet Accounts Treasury support (cash management, payment runs, bank reconciliations, intercompany current accounts reconciliations, currency revaluations) Fixed cost reporting HMRC submissions (VAT, Construction in Industry, PSA return etc.) Fixed asset accounting (Reconciling fixed asset register, monitor capex projects, local reporting) System maintenance of customer and supplier master data Requirements Minimum of 5 GCSEs (grade C or above, including maths and English) or NVQ equivalent. AAT or higher accountancy qualification preferred Experience working in a finance department, ideally in a manufacturing environment MS Excel Experience of operating in a supplier facing role Excellent telephone manner Experience of HMRC reporting and procedures Previous ERP exposure (ideally SAP or similar)