Job Description:

The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for providing financial and administrative services in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations.

The Accounts Payable Clerk reports to the Accounts Payable Manager and is responsible for providing financial, administrative, and clerical services. This includes processing and monitoring vendor payments, ensuring all applicable invoices received are recorded accurately and paid promptly, plus also providing support and services to the Regional Accounting department.

Providing these services in an effective and efficient manner will ensure that company’s finances are accurate and up to date, that vendors are paid within established time limits, staffs expenses are paid in a timely and appropriate manner and the regional accounting department will be able to provide a fair and accurate view of the financial statements.

• Main contact to handle Accounts payable queries from vendor and business on a daily basis and solve queries in a timely manner, via Phone/Email
• Keying /matching Stock invoices onto Oracle ERP System
• Keying/coding Miscellaneous invoices onto the Oracle ERP System
• Ensuring Stock invoices are recorded onto the system within 3 Days of arrival
• Liaising with Purchasing/Warehouse on Stock query resolution
• Filing/Scanning/Statement Reconciliations
• Examining system hold reports and dist.- variances for items in Oracle
• Preparation of Vendor Payments runs via Oracle
• Statement Reconciliations
• Obtaining Authorizations for Invoices
• Providing cover for other members of the accounts payable team
• Accurate entering of P&A invoices onto Log for upload
• Provide detailed explanation for overdue invoices on ledger
• Complete set AP targets before month end close

Accounts Payable support duties, such as preparing all payment runs which requires accuracy and meeting company criteria. Ensure that all appropriate invoices that arrive are accurate coded, saved in the appropriate folder on the shared drive, forwarded to the relevant approvers promptly and updated correctly on Oracle in regard to their hold status.

Key Competencies

• Knowledge of accounts payable and maintaining general ledgers
• Knowledge of accounts payable functions and procedures
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and processing information
• Entering financial information
• Ability to maintain confidentiality concerning financial transactions
• General understanding of accounting practices and principles
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Effective English writing and speaking skills

Experience should include:

• Experience with ERP software (Oracle experience an advantage)
• Working knowledge of MS Suite, (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Time management skills
• 2 to 3 + years’ experience in Accounts Payable

What you’re getting into

We’ve got big collaborative spaces for your big ideas, so bring an open mind and leave your suit in the closet. We all are committed to creating unique and rewarding consumer experiences. Everyone is interested in succeeding – for the team, for themselves and for the business. Cross-functionally and across the company, everyone has common goals and aspires to be their best.

You will learn something new or at least look at things differently every day. There are so many smart and creative people around that you’ll be motivated to pursue the ideal. 

Team spirit is infectious. Belkin is an extremely open workplace, where communication is essential. Not every idea will be accepted, but you’ll be asked for your point of view. Innovation thrives on multiple and varied levels. At Belkin we challenge conventional wisdom and refuse to accept that something cannot be done.

We are committed to diversity. Belkin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace.

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Location:

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

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