(75B) Procure to Pay (PTP) Accountant

Pret a Manger; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An international on-the-go food retailer is seeking an Accounts Payable professional to manage supplier relationships and ensure smooth transactional payments. The role focuses on invoice processing, reconciliations, and compliance with best practices. Candidates should have prior accounts payable experience and strong numerical and communication skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Oracle NetSuite an advantage.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits for mental, physical, financial, and social wellbeing

Qualifications

• Previous accounts payable experience is required.
• Excellent numerical skills and attention to detail.
• Compliance-based mindset with the motivation to follow best practices.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of personal section of the accounts payable function, from invoice processing through to payment.
• Build and maintain supplier and business stakeholder relationships by responding to queries in a timely manner.
• Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Numerical skills

Relationship builder

Proficient with Microsoft Excel

Tools

Oracle NetSuite

Job description

About Pret

Pret is an international on-the-go food and drink retailer founded in1986. Our purpose is to make every day a little bit brighter, through organiccoffee, freshly prepared food, and exceptional customer service to millions ofpeople. Pret runs hundreds of shops across the UK, France, USA, and Hong Kong,with additional shops run by franchise partners around the world.

Pret is transforming from a bricks-and-mortar focused retailer to atruly customer-centric digital business with a leading consumer brand that aimsto stand for more than just 'freshly made, healthy food, to go'. We're aimingto better understand our customers and their preferences, so now is an excitingtime to join us!

The Role
This role reports into the PTP Assistant Manager and is key to thedelivery of the smooth transactional payments and management of our valued suppliersacross all markets.
This role will suit someone who is diligent, has good communicationskills, ability to work independently and as part of a team, thrives on makinga difference in their role with a working smarter not harder mindset and worksin a methodical manner and is adept at communicating and building relationshipswith suppliers and stakeholders across the business.

Responsibilities

• This list isprovided as an overview and is by no means exhaustive:
• Full ownership of personal section of the accounts payable function, from invoice processing through to payment
• Focus to ensure scan and capture is in line with KPI's
• Build and maintain supplier and business stakeholder relationships by responding to queries in a timely manner.
• Reconcile supplier statements, handling any discrepancies through to resolution.
• Ensure purchase orders are approved in accordance with authorisation thresholds and timely
• Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments.
• Monitor the ageing status of transactions in accordance with agreed KPIs
• Maintain multiple inboxes, monitor, sort and respond to emails received in the AP inboxes
• Other accounts payable tasks as directed by the PTP Assistant Manager

Skills and experience

• Previous accounts payable experience is required
• Excellent numerical skills and attention to detail
• Compliance based mindset, with the motivation to follow 'best practice'
• Relationship builder with strong communication skills and solution orientated
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Oracle NetSuite would be an advantage

• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Pret Behaviours

• Passion - drive, enthusiasm and pride
• Clear Communication - clear and appropriate communication, great at listening
• Team Working - helpful, sociable and respectful
• Great Execution - high standards, well planned, efficient
• Open to Change - flexible, keen to learn
• Business Sense - commercial mindset, grasp the 'big picture'
• One Pret - collaborative, whole business focused

Rewards and benefits that suit your lifestyle

A competitive salary, and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial, and social wellbeing

Rewards and benefits that suit your lifestyle

A competitive salary, and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial, and social wellbeing