Accounts Payable Clerk

Freightlink Solutions Ltd; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour week

Birthday day off

6 free Stena Line ferry crossings per年

Enhanced annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Westfield Health Cash Plan

Life assurance

Retail discount scheme

Hybrid working

Cycle scheme

Tech scheme

Learning and Development

Social events

Recognition awards

Job summary

Freightlink Solutions Ltd is seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Clerk to join our finance team. You will be responsible for processing supplier invoices, reconciling statements and maintaining strong vendor relationships.

Working within a small accounts team, you will need excellent organisational skills, accuracy in data entry and the ability to communicate with overseas suppliers by phone, email and face-to-face after training. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and highly accurate in data entry and invoices.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Good communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and credit notes accurately and timely.
• Follow approval levels for invoices per procedures.
• Reconcile supplier statements monthly.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve invoice queries.
• Raise payment runs bi-monthly per terms.
• Post payment entries to ledgers daily.
• Set up new supplier accounts and perform due-diligence.
• Update supplier bank details in system.
• Manage the accounts email inbox.
• Communicate with overseas suppliers by phone and email.
• Maintain tidy ledgers and intercompany records.
• Support ad-hoc finance tasks as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Supplier liaison

Data entry accuracy

Communication with stakeholders

Job description

We offer an exciting opportunity to be part of our success story and a fantastic employee centric business, part of the Stena Line portfolio.

The business has three pillars.

• Ferries – Established in 2003, Freightlink is one of Europe’s largest, whole of market freight ferry agencies. We have achieved this through a complementary focus of delivering digitalisation and impeccable customer service.
• Freight forwarding – Freightlink Reload provides first class freight forwarding services throughout Europe by integrating with Freightlink’s freight ferry customers we can offer unrivalled access to hauliers throughout Europe.
• Customs - CustomsLink our newest business was created in response to post Brexit border complexities and takes a fresh approach to an old established business by digitalising the processes.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Clerk to join our finance team. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise within a dynamic organisation, supporting efficient financial operations and maintaining strong vendor relationships.

What will you be doing?

This role is within the small accounts team and will rely on someone having great organisation skills and ability to input and output accurate information. A list of duties include but are not limited to;

• Accurately process supplier invoices and credit notes in a timely manner
• Follow company procedures regarding authorisation levels for invoices
• Reconciliation of supplier statements on a monthly basis
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve any queries resulting from invoice processing or statement reconciliation
• Raise payment runs bi-monthly in line with agreed supplier payment terms
• Post all payment related entries from the bank statement to the ledgers daily
• Set up new supplier accounts as required completing due-diligence checks on relevant details
• Update supplier bank details following company procedure for confirmation checks
• Managing the accounts email inbox
• Confident in communicating with all stakeholders, including overseas suppliers, by phone, email and in-person
• Ensuring ledger is maintained and is tidy at all times
• Working closely across the Finance team to ensure intercompany transactions are recorded accurately and in a timely manner
• Good organisational skills required
• Other ad-hoc tasks as required

Who we are

We are an exciting blend of people with different experiences, different skills, come from different cultures and have our own input to bring to the table. And although we’re all different, the glue that holds us all together is the simple desire to collectively be the best.

What do you get out of it all?

Our success comes from our people, the ideas they generate and the amazing results they bring. We place a great emphasis on the knowledge share and your development.

We are not Google. We don’t have a slide or games consoles in the office, but we do offer:

• 35 hour week
• Birthday day off – after 1 years full service
• 6 free Stena Line ferry crossings per year – for you and your immediate family
• Enhanced annual leave – starting after 2 years service
• Employee Assistance Programme ‘Help at Hand’ – supporting you and your family with advice, guidance and counselling on a variety of areas
• Westfield Health Cash Plan – Claim back a proportion of your everyday healthcare and medical expenses Life assurance/ Death in Service - £50k cash lump sum to your loved ones
• Life assurance - £50,000 tax free lump sum to your loved ones through our death in service policy
• Retail discount scheme - access to a wide range of discounts on food and shopping
• Hybrid working –after training period, to ensure you can achieve a healthy work life balance
• Cycle scheme – save money on a new bike or accessories and spread the cost
• Tech scheme – up to 12% off tech and appliances at Currys whilst spreading the cost
• Learning and Development – we offer a range of learning opportunities
• Social events – trips to the pub, family activity days, and more
• Recognition awards – via Employee of the Quarter

Please only apply if you can reliably commute to the office and complete office based training.