Job Description

Morson are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant for an initial 3 month contract based in Maidenhead the role is hybrid working with an anticipated 3 days in the office.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a diligent finance professional looking to continue their career within a FTSE listed construction business with a track record of delivering high profile infrastructure projects.
This is a critical role within the recently established P2P function that involves collecting, processing, and presenting accurate financial data.
A broad understanding of the Accounts Payable processes is a key component of the role as well as previous experience in optimising processes.
The role includes exposure to project teams and other central finance functions, providing an excellent opportunity for a varied role with regular challenges. It provides the ability to work with a wide variety of teams from different functional backgrounds and the opportunity for continuous improvement.
Role Responsibilities
• Review and process expense claims in Concur.
• Invoice Processing: Ensure invoices are posted timely and accurately while adhering to standard company policies and procedures.
• Verify accuracy, completeness, and consistency of Purchase Order and other accounting information received from all sources.
• Match, enter and monitor PO s and AP invoices including reviews and approvals.
• Action on AP Aged creditors and validation of Debit balances.
• Review, investigate & resolve invoice discrepancies, and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor and manage queries & invoice processing mailbox.
• Work closely with Supplier Master Data team to ensure accurate vendor records to allow smooth accounts payables processing.
• Assist AP manager with ongoing transformation and continuous improvement projects.
• Offer support as team cover to continue delivery of team core activities.
• Ad hoc tasks relevant to the role as required by the AP Manager, P2P Manager and/or Head of Finance Centre of Excellence.

The Candidate
Experience
• Minimum 2+ years experience in a P2P function, preferably in a Shared Services environment.

• Collaborating with stakeholders, sites and project accountants and communicating payment insights.
• Working with Oracle Enterprise One, or similar ERP system desirable.

Skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Intermediate user of Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Confidence to challenge current processes and recommend improvements.
• Demonstrable ability to form effective working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• A passion for excellent customer service is essential.
• Flexibility to take on new challenges as they arise and quick to learn.

Personal Attributes
• Self-motivated and a self-starter, with the ability to build positive relationships.
• A positive can-do attitude, especially when faced with challenges and time constraints.
• Displays strong commercial awareness, vigilant attention to the changing business environment and emerging opportunities and risks.
• Ability to work effectively in a virtual team environment and help others to do so.
• Set and achieve high standards for themselves and for others, takes personal accountability for results.
• Identifies, anticipates, and navigates problems and obstacles to performance in an orderly and calm manner.
• Communicates openly and honestly with others, listens to differing views and seeks to create a common understanding and agreement to proposed actions.
• Open to change and integration of finance systems and processes.

Please send CVs to (url removed)