Accounts Payable Administrator - CooperSurgical

Job title: Accounts Payable Administrator - CooperSurgical 

Department: Finance

Location: Brunel Way, Fareham - 3 days office/ 2 work from home

Working hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30-4:30

A brighter future awaits you

Job summary – What to expect: 

As an Accounts Payable Administrator, you will be part of a team that are responsible for the accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices, employee expenses, all AP related payments, along with the supplier mastering for those countries / markets within the remit of the Finance Shared Services Centre for EMEA.

• Make additions and changes to vendor master data base, using data entry in both Baan and Oracle AP vendor master files, ensuring changes made are in line with the Global vendor policy.
• Accurately processing a high volume of invoices in line with company policies 
• Ensure that, local tax and statutory legislation is adhered to, relevant to the assigned country within the Shared Service Centre remit.
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Responding to and satisfactorily resolving external (Customer) and internal (Customer Services, Commercial / Sales etc.) queries
• Ensure that all employee expenses are processed timely and accurately in accordance with SLA's and Cooper Policies.
• Prepare and obtain approvals for weekly payment runs (BACS, SEPA, Foreign & CEE) including adhoc manual/urgent payments ensuring that the correct back up and authorization(s) have been obtained as per the global authority matrix G.A.M and the Payment authorization schedule P.A.S 
• Prepare and obtain approvals for offline payments.
• Posting and reconciling the AP payments, assisting in following up with unallocated cash 
• Assisting the Accounts Payable Supervisor in ensuring that period end close requirements are completed accurately and in accordance with the agreed close timelines.

A full job description is available upon request. 

About you:

We are looking for someone who has been in an AP position, if you are working towards or have completed your AAT this would be beneficial. You will be able to operate in a dynamic and changing environment, manage multiple deadlines, display a high level of professionalism and organisational skills, maintain confidentiality as necessary and have strong verbal and written communication skills. 

What we offer:

You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including, 25 days holiday, pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!

We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we’ll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours. 

We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in you career and grow with CooperVision

If you like what you see, take the first step towards your Brighter Future and apply today! All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.

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