Accounts Payable Assistant

Serco is a leading international service company with expertise of working with prestigious organisations and companies around the world. Serco Integrated Services has developed an exciting partnership with Volkswagen Group UK based in Milton Keynes, to support their core operations, achieve their business ambitions and deliver excellence across the business through our enthusiastic and committed teams.

We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Payable Assistant to work within Volkswagen Group's Finance & Legal Department.

The Finance & Legal Department plays a key part in the day to day running of Volkswagen Group UK. The department is highly visible and supports and steers the business by providing key financial and legal services, guidance and advice and actively participates in the setting and monitoring of key performance indicators.

The Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Teams sit in the Finance and Legal Department and perform an important service to both internal and external customers by ensuring that customer collections and supplier payments are made in a professional manner in accordance with company policies and procedures. The team is highly visible throughout the business and is often seen as the face of the Finance and Legal Department.

The Role:

Responsible for all activities related to

- Processing for payment all customer invoices for the alignment A-M
- Ensure all significant Supplier queries are resolved in a timely and customer orientated manner
- Monthly Accounts Payable Reconciliation's.
- Be the key contact person for all internal and external customer queries relating to the alignment A-M
- Drive continuous internal process and efficiency improvements within the Accounts Payable function.

Key Responsibilities include:

Logging and processing all Supplier invoices relating to A- M aligned invoices.

Ensure all significant Supplier queries relating are resolved in a timely and customer orientated manner

Reconciling selected supplier statements on a regular basis.

Resolving all significant internal and external customer queries in a timely and customer orientated manner which relate to supplier invoices.

Skills/Experience Required:

Proactive leader with the ability to motivate a team to maximize day to day performance.

Ability to communicate and influence to senior level

Innovative with the ability to drive process enhancements and changes in order to bring business benefits

Experience of working in an AP function

Attention to detail with the competency to ensure high performance whilst working under tight deadlines

High level of self-motivation and drive

Ability to build relationships at all levels

Good IT-System knowledge, especially SAP and Microsoft Office packages

Serco is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Salary: £23000 per annum. Date posted: 19/12/2012