Technical Receipt Resolution Specialist

Costa Crociere S.p.A.; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discounted Cruising

Learning and development opportunities

Minimum 25 days' leave

Pension and health schemes

Employee wellbeing and assistance

Employee Shares/discounts

Job summary

Carnival UK is seeking a Specialist, Technical Receipt Resolution within our Technical Procurement team. This entry‑level role offers learning, growth, and hands‑on experience in the procure‑to‑pay process to ensure timely supplier payments and accurate receipting.

You will work with ships, suppliers, shoreside teams, and Finance, using Excel to analyse data and support KPI reporting. This 6‑month fixed‑term, full‑time position offers hybrid working with up to two days from home.

Responsibilities

• Resolving receipting, invoice and payment queries, so suppliers are paid accurately and on time
• Working with purchase orders to check, reconcile and match figures across receipts, invoices and our systems
• Liaising with ships, suppliers, shoreside teams and Finance colleagues to resolve queries and build strong working relationships
• Using Excel to review data and support supplier delivery performance and KPI reporting across the team A keen eye for detail and accuracy, particularly when working with figures
• Confidence to communicate proactively with ships, suppliers and colleagues across the business
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive working relationships
• Curiosity about data and a willingness to dig into the numbers to get to the root of a query.

Job description

Set your sights on a future in finance and procurement with a role designed for aspiring professionals. This Specialist, Technical Receipt Resolution role within the Technical Procurement team at Carnival UK offers a unique blend of learning, growth, and hands‑on experience in the heart of our Procurement and Supply Chain function. It's your chance to start building a solid foundation in this field, contributing to our strategic goals while honing your analytical skills., Our Technical Procurement team helps keep our fleet supplied with the technical parts and equipment it needs. Working closely with our Technical Expediting team, Maritime colleagues, ship teams, logistics, Finance and suppliers, we look after the end‑to‑end procure‑to‑pay process - making sure goods arrive on time and suppliers are paid accurately.

• Resolving receipting, invoice and payment queries, so suppliers are paid accurately and on time
• Working with purchase orders to check, reconcile and match figures across receipts, invoices and our systems
• Liaising with ships, suppliers, shoreside teams and Finance colleagues to resolve queries and build strong working relationships
• Using Excel to review data and support supplier delivery performance and KPI reporting across the team A keen eye for detail and accuracy, particularly when working with figures
• Confidence to communicate proactively with ships, suppliers and colleagues across the business
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive working relationships
• Curiosity about data and a willingness to dig into the numbers to get to the root of a query.

In this role, your distinct personal attributes will be the key to standing out. We are on the lookout for candidates who want to excel. If you possess qualities that can drive success in finance and procurement, we want you on our team. Your ability to blend analytical skills with interpersonal strengths will set the foundation for innovation and growth within our Technical Procurement team. We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience, and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist.

Holidays are one of life's greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise. No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world's largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain's rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people. Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. It's through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel's Employer of Choice.

This role is classified as CUK12 and is available on a full-time, 6-month fixed‑term basis (end date May 2027). We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home. About you: the ideal candidate, Our Technical Procurement team is part of a community that values growth, work‑life balance, and wellbeing. Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague here.

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal, Aida
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