Accounts Payable Administrator (4 months FTC)

Spirax Group; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Spirax Group in Cheltenham is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Administrator on a 4-month FTC to support the Finance function with supplier invoices, payments and supplier records.

The role demands accurate data entry, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work to deadlines, delivering timely reconciliations and responsive service to internal customers.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience working in a similar accounting role.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with ability to work independently to deadlines.
• Accuracy with great attention to detail.
• Confident and pro-active in dealing with key internal customers and suppliers.
• Proficiency with Excel and other MS Office programs.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to deal with demanding situations.

Responsibilities

• Processing invoices and credit notes in a timely manner.
• Dealing with supplier queries.
• Chasing suppliers for copy invoices, proof of deliveries and statements.
• Reconciling supplier statements.
• Liaising with Central Finance regarding payments to suppliers.
• Maintenance of changes in supplier details.
• Setting up new suppliers and carrying out due diligence checks.
• Reviewing the aged creditors report on a monthly basis.
• Other ad hoc duties to support Accounts Payable and Supply Finance teams.

Skills

Accounting experience

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Proactive approach

Tools

Excel

Job description

Accounts Payable Administrator (4 months FTC)

This is currently a 4-monthfixed term contract for 20 hours per week.

Role Overview:

An excitingopportunity has arisen for an experienced Accounts Payable Administrator tojoin our team. The main purpose of this role will involve providingadministrative & transactional support to this busy Finance function toensure supplier expectations and business requirements are met to the higheststandard.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, theresponsibilities of the role include (but are not limited to);
• Processing invoices and credit notes in a timely manner.
• Dealing with supplier queries
• Chasing suppliers for copy invoices, proof of deliveries & statements.
• Reconciling supplier statements.
• Liaising with our Central Finance department regarding payments to suppliers.
• Maintenance of changes in supplier details.
• Setting up new suppliers and carrying out due diligence checks.
• Reviewing the aged creditors report on a monthly basis.
• Other ad hoc duties to assist the Accounts Payable & Supply Finance teams as and when needed.

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrable experience working in a similar accounting role
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with ability to work independently to deadlines.
• Accuracy with great attention to detail.
• Confident and pro-active in dealing with key internal customers and suppliers in a professional manager, demonstrating high levels of resilience.
• Proficiency with Excel and other MS Office programs.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence key stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to deal with demanding situations.

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

Benefits

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days' paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts' portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone's contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.