We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our Finance team in Pembridge, Herefordshire working 39 hours per week.
Why join Kingspan Insulation?
We are entrepreneurial, collaborative, and we stand behind a common cause – better buildings for a better world.
Kingspan Insulation are a leading manufacturer of high-performance rigid insulation within the construction industry, operating from our site in Pembridge, Herefordshire. With 188 sites worldwide Kingspan is a global leading employer.
You will support the work undertaken by the Accounts Payable team and others around the Finance Department, undertaking a range of tasks including invoice and expense processing, changes to suppliers, maintenance of the Payables Ledger and supplier statement reconciliations.
Responsibilities of our Finance Assistant
- Processing of Invoices from suppliers for Kingspan Insulation Limited, including the timely recording of both purchase order and non-purchase order invoices in Softco and SAP and ensuring appropriate approval of costs as per the authority matrix
- Contacting suppliers and stakeholders within the business to help resolve invoice queries
- Review and approval of expense submissions via the Concur platform, and challenging claims in line with the Kingspan Expense Policy
- Produce supplier statement reconciliations, to help ensure the accuracy of the accounts payables ledger, and for the review of the Accounts Payable Manager
- Calling suppliers to validate changes to supplier details, and updating supplier details within SAP as change notifications are received and verified
- Support the P2P project, helping to make process improvements within departments throughout the business from the initial procurement to the final payment stage.
- Support the Continuous Improvement project, to highlight areas for streamlining work and increase efficiency within the Finance department
What we are looking for in our Finance Assistant:
You will have:
- Good Excel skills and the ability to manipulate data
- The ability to challenge current processes
Whilst not essential, the following would be of benefit:
- An accounting qualification such as AAT, CIMA or equivalent audit qualification
- Demonstrable ongoing professional development
- Previous experience of working within a Finance or Audit department
- Previous experience of working for a manufacturing organisation
- Experience in the use of SAP
- Experience in the use of SoftCo
What do we offer?
- 25 days Annual Leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
- Profit Related Bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- 4 x salary Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave
- Buy & Sell Annual Leave
- Service Recognition Rewards
- Supported Professional Development
Do you have the skills we are looking for? If so, click ‘apply' now to be considered as our Finance Assistant.