Accounts Payable Administrator x4 - FTC

Nomad Foods; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the frozen food sector is seeking an Accounts Payable professional to manage day-to-day activities, including invoice processing and vendor reconciliations. The role involves ensuring accuracy and efficiency in financial operations, supporting team members, and maintaining compliance with financial controls. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, attention to detail, and experience in accounts payable processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in invoice processing, query resolution, P/O and GRNI.
• Ability to make timely and rational decisions based on relevant information.

Responsibilities

• Ensure supplier invoices are entered correctly and efficiently.
• Reconcile supplier accounts and resolve discrepancies.
• Support with month end/Year end activities including audit queries.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

AAT Qualified

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Nomad Foods was formed in 2015 and with revenues of €2.6bn is the largest frozen food company in Europe. Nomad owns a portfolio of leading brands including Birds Eye, Findus and iglo, supplemented in 2018 with the purchase of Goodfellas Pizza and Aunt Bessie’s, and in 2021 with the purchase of Ledo and Frikom.

We manufacture and distribute a range of branded frozen food products across 22 European countries with the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Sweden and France representing our five largest markets.

The long-term goal of Nomad is to develop a global portfolio of best-in-class food brands by growing organically and through strategic M&A.

We are proposing that our new Shared Finance Centre will house both our Financial Accounting teams and our Financial Planning and Analysis Centre of Expertise.

Our vision is to build trusted, equal partnerships through the delivery of timely and valuable services that will ensure growth and business success for Nomad Foods. The team will deliver a step change in performance through a relentless focus on excellence in execution and continuous improvement, enabling us to simplify and standardise our processes and procedures, which in turn, enables quality decision-making, delights our customers and supports Nomad Food’s business objectives.

The Shared Finance Centre will be an outstanding place to work for finance professionals, with new and exciting opportunities to develop careers and by being recognised alongside the very best by our people.

The purpose of this position is to undertake the day-to-day Accounts Payable activities including managing our accounts payable ledger, receiving, opening, and logging invoices, performing vendor reconciliations, expense report handling and resolving vendor queries.

Responsibilities

• To ensure that supplier invoices are entered int the system correctly and efficiently and that all related issues are either resolved or escalated to the appropriate person
• Accurately process three-way match vendor invoices, matching vendor invoice to the goods receipt/purchase order
• Solve queries on mismatched invoices and orders in conjunction with procurement and business teams
• Reconcile supplier accounts and resolve any resulting queries & discrepancies which may arise with missing or held invoice
• Support team members with workload during times of absence or high activity, to ensure business needs are met
• Maintain good knowledge of ERP and other systems
• Work within all sub teams within the Accounts Payable function as required
• Supporting with the completion of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls within the AP function
• Dealing with PO and non-PO invoices
• Assisting with month end/Year end activities including audit queries
• Ensuring invoices have correct VAT configuration

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience in invoice processing, query resolution, P/O and GRNI
• Ability to make timely and rational decisions based on relevant information and experience
• Ability to effective management suppliers through strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work efficiently whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to accept finance related control/process changes

Desirable

• AAT Qualified
• >2 years AP experience
• SAP experience
• Familiar with Sarbanes Oxley requirements