Accounts Payable Representative

Element Materials Technology; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading testing and certification company in Edinburgh is looking for an Accounts Payable Representative. In this role, you will manage supplier invoices, ensure timely payments, and build relationships with vendors. The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of experience in accounts payable, excellent communication skills, and attention to detail. This position is essential for maintaining effective financial operations, supporting multiple labs, and ensuring accurate processing of invoices. You will work collaboratively within a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in Accounts Payable.
• Ability to effectively communicate with team and vendors.
• Ability to calculate invoice amounts and payment terms.
• Demonstrated problem resolution skills.
• Attention to detail is critical.
• Proficiency with accounting software systems.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices ensuring proper approval.
• Reconcile statements.
• Build relationships with vendors and answer queries.
• Maintain a rapport with Element labs.
• Perform other tasks as requested.

Skills

Accounts Payable experience

Effective communication

Basic math skills

Problem resolution skills

Attention to detail

Proficiency with accounting software

Ability to manage deadlines

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Overview

Element has an opportunity for an Accounts Payable (AP) Representative. In this role you will be responsible for accounts payable duties, supporting multiple labs and / or locations.

This position plays a crucial role in the daily upkeep of accounts payable, fielding phone calls from vendors and Element laboratories, ensuring invoices are entered into accounting system, payments made within acceptable timeframe, and other duties as assigned. This position partners with AP lead and team of AP representatives.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices ensuring appropriate approval where required
• Statement reconciliation
• Build relationship with vendors ensuring queries are answered promptly
• Build a good rapport with Element Lab (s)
• Other tasks as needed or requested by Lead or Manager

Skills / Qualifications

• Minimum 1 years of experience in Accounts Payable
• Ability to effectively communicate inside organization (manager, peers, members of Element team) as well as externally (vendors)
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as invoice amounts, payment terms and to apply concepts of basic math
• Demonstrated problem resolution skills
• Attention to detail is critical
• Proficiency with accounting software systems
• Ability to remain calm when faced with deadlines and multiple priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to function as part of a team

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.