SENIOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSISTANT (MATERNITY COVER)

LVMH Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

LVMH Beauty in Hersham is seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Assistant on a maternity cover basis to maintain and process AP invoices, manage the supplier database, and handle expenses across the brands.

Key duties include logging circa 800 invoices monthly on SAP and AX Dynamics, coordinating authorization, reconciling statements, and preparing remittance advices and HMRC reports for Dior payment practices.

Qualifications

• Excellent teamwork and communication abilities.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in SAP and AX Dynamics is preferred; compatible with Concur.

Responsibilities

• Process and log AP invoices using SAP and AX Dynamics (~800/month).
• Maintain and update supplier database with accuracy.
• Process expenses and employee recharges; prepare remittance advice.
• Post payments and run direct debit payments; support KPI reporting.
• Provide supplier queries support and assist other ledgers as needed.

Skills

Team player

Analytical skills

Calm under pressure

Organisational skills

Microsoft Excel

SAP

AX Microsoft Dynamics

Tools

SAP

AX Microsoft Dynamics

Concur

Job description

SENIOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSISTANT (MATERNITY COVER)

POSITION: SENIOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSISTANT

DEPARTMENT: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

LOCATION: HERSHAM

REPORTS TO: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• Maintenance and processing of the A/P invoices for LVMH Beauty companies.
• Maintain the supplier database
• Process expenses
• Complete the store recharges and manage agency invoices
• Responsibility for a specific ledger

Job responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounts Payable

• Log invoices received onto SAP and AX Microsoft Dynamics Circa – circa 800 invoices per month
• Distribute for authorisation where required, follow up until conclusion.
• Maintain parked invoice lists (sent out twice monthly) and debit balances tracking documents.
• Assist with coding of invoices where necessary.
• Process payment runs – multiple payment runs run twice a week
• Monitor verification system CEGEDIM, initiate workflows to resolution.
• Clear payments made via Direct Debit on SAP and Microsoft Dynamics.
• Identify continuous improvements within AP department.
• Assistance on other brands bought ledgers when necessary.
• Produce and submit Dior payment practice report to HMRC.
• Run reports for DPO’s, Aged Creditors and KPI’s for reports sent to HQ.
• Post payments to vendors on SAP and AX Microsoft Dynamics, using the automatic payment program, creating and sending remittance advice notes.
• Perform Supplier statement reconciliations monthly.
• Maintain supplier database, creation, amendment and classification – there are currently circa 800 active vendors on the database.
• Audit of supplier database.
• Provide a point of contact for suppliers and employees for queries.

Expenses Processing

• Process employee expenses claims, reviewing VAT treatment, financially accurate and are in line with the LVMH Beauty travel and expenses procedure.
• Setup of employee vendor accounts on SAP and AX and CONCUR profiles, including being the point of contact to resolve any employee queries
• Provide CONCUR training for employees throughout the year at regular intervals
• Process payments to employees via CHAPS, twice a week.

Agency and Store Recharges

• Process staff recharges to stores, creating invoices and posting them on SAP monthly.

Profile

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Profile

Excellent team player

Excellent Analytical Skills

Quick Thinking, calm under pressure, helpful and willing to deal with queries

Must have a sense of urgency, be prompt and dynamic in a fast changing environment

Good Telephone Manner

Strong organisational skills

Able to deal with ambiguity

Good knowledge of Microsoft office (e.g. Excel, Word, Powerpoint)

Ideally has previous knowledge of SAP and AX Microsoft Dynamics

Additional information

POSITION WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
Internal: Finance Department
External: Suppliers – All Brands

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