£25K/yr
Portsmouth, England
Contract, Variable

Accounts Payable Assistant (12 month Contract)

Posted by Toyota Financial Services.

KINTO-UK Ltd is a Mobility Brand owned by the Toyota Group. KINTO-UK share their HR function with Toyota Financial Services (TFS) in the UK, however the job being advertised will not be working directly for Toyota Financial Services"

This is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

The Finance Department is responsible for maintaining the financial integrity of the company. Within this team, the Accounts Payable function ensures that supplier invoices and payments are processed efficiently, queries are resolved, and processes are continuously improved for better efficiency and accuracy.

What you'll be doing:

  • Invoice Processing: Validate and process invoices/credit notes, ensuring correct coding and timely payments.
  • EDI File Management: Check, process, and reconcile EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) files, rejecting and explaining files that do not meet standards.
  • Manual Payments: Register manual payments on the banking system, monitor approvals, and post transactions once cleared.
  • Supplier Queries: Address supplier payment queries by phone or email, providing remittance copies or payment process explanations.
  • Payment Runs: Manage weekly and monthly payment runs, ensuring adherence to payment terms and raising discrepancies.
  • Month-End Reconciliations: Assist with month-end reconciliations and ensure issues are resolved before deadlines.
  • Process Improvements: Proactively review and suggest improvements in processes, raising efficiency suggestions (Kaizens).
  • Ledger & SAP Maintenance: Update the purchase ledger and SAP, performing ad-hoc tasks as needed.
  • Training & Support: Provide coaching to colleagues using practical experience and knowledge.
  • Confidentiality: Maintain strict confidentiality and ensure that sensitive documents are securely stored.

Experience you'll gain:

  • Exposure to advanced accounts payable systems such as SAP and Kestrel.
  • Skills in managing payment processes, reconciling transactions, and ensuring compliance with financial policies

Requirements

  • Experience: Proven experience in Accounts Payable and proficiency with BACS processing.
  • Systems Knowledge: Experience with Kestrel and SAP is desirable.
  • Excel Skills: Intermediate-level Excel skills, including Vlookups and Pivot Tables.
  • Highly Organised: Ability to manage time effectively and prioritise workload.
  • Attention to Detail: Achieving accuracy in transaction processing and issue resolution
  • Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex processes clearly.
  • Team Player: Willingness to support the team and collaborate effectively.
  • Proactive: Ability to identify and recommend process improvements.

Benefits

  • Competitive starting salary
  • Bonus earning potential
  • 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday
  • Great pension scheme starting at employee (EE) contribution of 4% with an employer (ER) contribution of 11%. This can flex up to 6% EE contribution and 15% ER contribution
  • Company Car Scheme following passing of probation
  • Private Medical Cover
  • Life assurance scheme
  • Discounts on different retailers
  • Wellbeing hour each month
  • Discounts on Toyota & Lexus cars
  • Volunteer Days
  • Wellbeing events
  • Employee assistance programmes
  • Free fruit in the office
  • Free onsite car parking
  • Working Hours 37.5 per week Monday - Friday
  • Hybrid working policy 2 days from home each week should you want to

KINTO UK is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from anyone who is excited by the opportunity of joining us and will thoroughly consider all applications without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

At KINTO we value everyone and are pleased to be recognised as a Disability Confident Employer, which is a national standard that ensures our processes are accessible to all.

Everyone is unique, and that means what works for some may not work for everyone. When it comes to recruitment, please do let us know if we can adjust our process to be meet your accessibility needs.

Some examples of how we might be able to help are listed below:

  • Providing a copy of interview questions before the interview
  • Organising a time and location that best suits you
  • Allowing additional time for the assessment and interview

We are happy to review any adjustment on a case-by-case basis, so please let us know how we can support you to be your best self.

On the job training will be provided, we recognise we all learn differently, and we want to ensure that our training will suit your learning style. We are open to talking to you about how we can make learning your new role in the most positive way.

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