Metroline

Accounts Payable Clerk

21/01/2025
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Job Description

Department: Finance

Location: Head office (Cricklewood)

Closing Date: January 24, 2025

Job Summary

The main responsibility of this role is to ensure a smooth and efficient running of the purchase ledger function within Finance. This includes the timely, accurate and efficient input of supplier invoices and ensuring suppliers are paid in line with company policy. This position offers an excellent opportunity to anyone who wishes to gain experience in a busy Finance department within a large company.


Main responsibilities

  • To process invoices in a timely manner;
  • To confirm goods have been received;
  • To obtain appropriate authorisation for invoices from the appropriate manager;
  • General administration duties;
  • Liaising with suppliers and senior managers;
  • Supplier statement reconciliation.

The duties listed above are not exhaustive.


Essential criteria

  • Demonstrable accounts payable experience (desirable);
  • Skilled in the use of IT systems, including Excel, Word, Outlook and Oracle;
  • Flexible approach to working hours.

Competencies & skills

  • Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to communicate clearly;
  • Ability to work as part of a team;
  • Ability to work well under pressure;
  • Ability to manage own workload effectively and work to strict deadlines;
  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills;
  • Exceptional customer service skills with a natural flair of providing support and guidance and going ‘the extra mile’;
  • Excellent attention for detail;
  • Ability to collate and interpret statistical data;
  • Able to build lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders/suppliers.

Hours of work

38 hours per week, Monday to Friday with some requirement to work over and above these hours to meet deadlines as necessary.


The Equality Act

Metroline is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with due regard to legal obligations for protected characteristics i.e. age, disability, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation.


How to apply

Applications should include:

  • the reasons you are applying for the post
  • why you believe you are a suitable candidate
  • any relevant qualifications or experience

How to apply

Please email a covering letter of application and CV to Human Resources – vacancies@metroline.co.uk

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Accounts Payable Clerk

13/01/2025
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Job Description

Description

Duties mainly involve Purchase Ledger processing:

  • Ensuring that all GRNs are processed by site admin promptly
  • Issuing purchase orders as required
  • Matching supplier invoices with purchase orders
  • Processing non-purchase order invoices & expenses
  • Reconciliation of supplier ledgers
  • Setting up new supplier ledgers (post checks)
  • Managing invoice queries and ad hoc admin tasks
  • Liaise with Suppliers

The role will also be required to support with ad-hoc administrative tasks across the business when required.


Person Specification

| · Accounts Payable Experience
· Experience of managing high volume ledgers in the construction sector · Ability to use initiative and work with minimum supervision · Excellent IT skills, including Ms. Excel and Sage 200 · Strong attention to detail


Benefits

Access to 24/7 GP Helpline
Accident & Life Cover
Annual & Monthly employee awards
Training and Development opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee referal Scheme
Excellent Office facilities
Family Friendly policies
Private Pension
Retail Discounts
Company Social events
Two paid volunteering days a year


About Marlborough Highways

Marlborough is a dynamic, independent civil engineering company with 30 years’ experience in every aspect of traditional and contemporary civil engineering work.

We have a pool of over 480 multi-skilled, longstanding staff, and our own dedicated in-house Project Managers. Members of our leadership team get involved from day one and are always on-hand to provide exceptional customer care.

We are a multi-discipline contractor, specialising in full-service highway and public space maintenance, improvement and construction; delivering services to London Boroughs, Local Authorities and the supply chain.

Watch our latest video here to gain an insight into working at Marlborough Highways.

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Accounts Payable Clerk

07/01/2025
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£25000 - £25000 / year

Job Description

Myers Group have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.

Based at our Head Office in Huddersfield, you will be working for the Yorkshire-based and family-owned Myers Group of Companies which supplies construction products and services across the region which include:

  • Myers Building & Timber Supplies – Supplying Building Materials, Timber, Plumbing & Heating Supplies & Bathrooms to the Trade & DIY consumers from 17 Branches
  • Readymix Huddersfield – Supplier of Readymix Concrete, Concrete Interlocking Blocks and Volumetric Concrete Services
  • Johnsons Wellfield – Quarry and Supplier of Aggregates & the Highest Quality Dimension Stone for Prestigious Projects, as well as an Inert Landfill
  • Myers Skip Hire – Supplier of Waste Disposal & Road Sweeper Services

We offer opportunities for progression and development for candidates that show initiative and ambition.

In return for your hard work and commitment as our Accounts Payable Clerk you will receive a competitive salary in addition to great benefits such as:

  • Excellent Holiday Allowance (including day off on your birthday) which increases with length of Service.
  • Buy/sell holiday allowance.
  • Pension Scheme.
  • Training & Development Programs to help meet your career ambitions.
  • Staff Discounts at All Our Builders Merchants.
  • Access to Our Employee Assistance Program 24/7.
  • Free Physio Treatment as/when required.
  • On Site Parking.
  • We close over Christmas & New Year, so our employees get a nice long break over the festive period.

Main duties and responsibilities:

  • Ensure all invoices are processed accurately.
  • Consult with suppliers and branches to resolve discrepancies/queries, process credits and cross reference with queried invoices.
  • Open new supplier accounts, amend account information, block, and unblock invoice and accounts.
  • Deal with incoming calls from suppliers.
  • Communicate efficiently with all members of the team and other Group employees.
  • Suggest and contribute to the implementation of improvements to internal processes.
  • Any other reasonable duties which may be required by the company from to time, as instructed by or under the direction of the immediate supervisor.

Skills and attributes

  • Experience in a accounts payment processing environment.
  • IT literacy, especially Excel.
  • Basic understanding of accounting principles.
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload.
  • A professional and positive attitude and demeanour.
  • Must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight schedules.
  • Must possess excellent organisational skills and good time management.

To join a well-established forward thinking family business, if you feel you have all the skills and knowledge required to join our team as an Accounts Payable Clerk please click ‘Apply’ today.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £25,000.00 per year

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Experience:

  • Accounts payable: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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