Accounts Payable Specialist

IDBS; Woking; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in life sciences is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join their EMEA Finance team. This office-based role involves processing invoices, managing expenses, and ensuring financial accuracy. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational skills, proficiency in MS Office, and at least 3 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience processing purchase invoices and expenses in a multi-currency environment.
• Knowledge of VAT and tax regulations.
• Methodical and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Processing invoices with attention to detail and ensuring correct coding.
• Assisting with multi-currency employee expense processing.
• Setting up new supplier accounts and verifying details.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Proficiency in MS Office

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

ABOUT IDBS

IDBS is a dynamic and innovative company providing purpose-built software solutions to address data management challenges across the BioPharma lifecycle and supply chain.

Leveraging over 30 years of experience in life science informatics, we deliver a portfolio of BioPharma knowledge management technologies to streamline data capture, analysis, reporting, and sharing—accelerating the development of life-changing therapies.

Our cloud-native, analytics-centric platforms enable research, development, and manufacturing teams to access critical data and insights efficiently and compliantly, facilitating faster and smarter decision-making with greater confidence.

Serving thousands of users globally, our customer base includes 23 of the top 25 pharmaceutical companies, along with over 250 small and medium-sized pharma and BioPharma firms, CROs, CDMOs, and CMOs.

As part of Danaher, one of the world’s leading life sciences companies, we work to accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

We are currently seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join the EMEA Finance team.

This role involves processing supplier invoices accurately and timely, working closely with the Accounts Payable Lead to ensure precise purchase and cost recording. The position offers varied responsibilities, including maintaining financial accuracy, developing internal relationships, and managing EMEA credit card and expense reconciliations.

This is an office-based role (minimum 2 days a week—Wednesday and either Tuesday or Thursday).

What you'll be doing:

1. Processing invoices with attention to detail, verifying documentation and approvals, and ensuring correct coding and classification.
2. Assisting with multi-currency employee expense processing, verifying receipts and claims against policies, and applying local tax rules.
3. Setting up new supplier accounts, verifying supplier details in accordance with company policies.
4. Supporting month-end closing activities related to Accounts Payable and assisting with various ad hoc finance projects.

Success in this role looks like:

1. Proficiency in MS Office, especially Word and Excel, including V-Lookups and PivotTables.
2. At least 3 years of experience processing purchase invoices and expenses in a multi-currency environment, with knowledge of VAT and tax regulations.
3. Methodical, highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize effectively.

Preferred additional experience:

• Knowledge of computer-based accounting packages (experience with NetSuite is a plus).

Join our team today and help us accelerate the impact of science and technology. We collaborate globally to solve complex challenges and architect innovative solutions that bring science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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