Accounts Payable Clerk

Oxford Biomedica; Oxford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Biomedica is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join their Finance team. The role includes responsibilities like processing invoices in SAP, matching them with purchase orders, and ensuring timely payments to suppliers. Ideal candidates should have prior accounts payable experience, attention to detail, and proficiency in Excel and SAP, along with fluency in French.

Benefits

Wellbeing programmes

Development opportunities

Diverse and inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience in accounts payable or finance assistant.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and SAP accounting.
• Understanding of accounting principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• Processing a high volume of purchase invoices into SAP.
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies.
• Assisting with weekly/monthly payment runs via BACS.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Time management

Fluency in French

Microsoft Excel

Education

Experience in accounts payable or finance assistant role

Basic understanding of accounting principles

Tools

SAP

Job description

At OXB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're on a mission to enable life-changing therapies to reach patients around the world-and we're looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful.

We're currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Clerk to join the Finance team. In this role, you will take responsibility for supporting accounts payable team in processing invoices, and ensuring timely payments to suppliers and vendors. In this role, you will role requires strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment

Our Finance team provide financial control, planning and accountancy across the business.

Your responsibilities in this role would be:

• Processing a high volume of purchase invoices into SAP system ensuring accuracy and correct coding
• Matching invoices to purchase orders
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolve any discrepancies or queries
• Assisting with weekly/monthly payment runs via BACS and ETRAN
• Maintaining and updating the accounts payable ledger
• Ensuring all invoices are authorised and posted appropriately
• Communicating effectively with suppliers and internal departments
• Supporting the finance team with ad hoc administrative and reporting tasks

We are looking for:

• Previous experience in accounts payable or finance assistant role
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and SAP accounting
• Experience with ERP systems and large-volume invoice processing
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and practices
• Fluent in French (written and spoken)
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good organisational and time management skills

About Us:

OXB is a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than 25 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

OXB collaborates with some of the world's most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. OXB's world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise.

What's in it for you:

Highly competitive total reward packages

• Wellbeing programmes
• Development opportunities
• Welcoming, friendly, supportive colleagues
• A diverse and inclusive working environment
• Our values are: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect
• State of the art laboratory and manufacturing facilities

We want you to feel inspired every day. We're future-focused and our business is growing rapidly. We succeed together through passion, commitment and teamwork, and so can you.

Collaborate. Contribute. Change lives

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