Accounts Payable Specialist - Flexible Hours, Remote

Balfour Beatty plc; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies (maternity/ad

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an Accounts Payable professional to support invoice processing, coding and approvals within Oracle R12. You will handle VAT invoices, high-priority payments and supplier queries, contributing to timely payables and data accuracy.

You'll work in a collaborative team, drive improvements through data quality initiatives, support audits and engage with internal stakeholders to resolve aged balances, with up to 40% remote working where possible.

Qualifications

• Meticulous and accurate with impeccable attention to detail.
• Able to challenge in the right manner and ensure business compliance and rules are applied consistently.
• Able to work under pressure in a fast paced and changing environment.
• Organised with the ability to prioritise and multi task due to high volumes of work and tight deadlines.
• A confident communicator with a good telephone manner, able to build relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Able to work independently, in team context.
• Ability to understand/work with various online IT systems including Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Accurate processing of manual invoices with coding and approvals in Oracle R12.
• Processing of VAT invoices with correct VAT coding in Oracle R12.
• Processing of correction invoices and credits with accurate coding in Oracle R12.
• Handle high-priority invoices, damages, legal and insurance transactions – PO driven.
• Resolve invoice holds with stakeholders to validate invoices for payment.
• Deal with email queries from internal stakeholders and suppliers via BMC system.
• Answer live chat queries from internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to MyC projects to improve data quality and accuracy.
• Assist audits with internal/external partners and suppliers.
• Attend supplier calls to support aged debt and engagement activities.
• Support other team areas as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Tools

Oracle R12

BMC management system

Microsoft Office

Job description

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an Accounts Payable professional to support invoice processing, coding and approvals within Oracle R12. You will handle VAT invoices, high-priority payments and supplier queries, contributing to timely payables and data accuracy.

You'll work in a collaborative team, drive improvements through data quality initiatives, support audits and engage with internal stakeholders to resolve aged balances, with up to 40% remote working where possible.