Accounts Payable Assistant

Job description

Country: United Kingdom
Job Function: Accounting & Finance

State / Province: England
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Basingstoke
Brand: TaylorMade

Relocation: No Selection

The Greens of St. Andrews are a long ways from the local front nine, but the feeling at the tee is exactly the same. We don’t make equipment for professionals or amateurs; we make equipment for golfers. We know that in a game of inches, what matters isn’t the name of the course, but a love of the game. Our clubs, and everything else we make, blend a commitment to golf’s history with a drive to bring modern ideas to life. At TaylorMade Golf, vision meets precision.

TaylorMade is a place for those who value innovation and never stop seeking ways to push performance forward and improve the game, while always honoring its tradition and its origins. A passion for competition, both on and off the course, defines the way we approach our work. We believe that true golf people make the best golf products. And that’s why the best players in the world play with TaylorMade

Position Summary:

Working closely with financial accounting manager and in a varied role which will include; monitoring accounts payable on a day-to-day basis, ensuring expenses are compliant with our T&E policy, and reviewing non-trade procurement processes.

Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities:

· Full responsibility for ensuring that all purchase invoices are coded, entered to Oracle and paid on a timely manner.
· Auditing all expense claims to ensure that they comply with the global T&E policy and local annex.
· Proactively educate and train the business on the policy and what allowable and non-allowable expenses are.
· Evaluating long term suppliers on an annual basis to determine whether they are suitable based on set criteria, e.g. quality, competitiveness / pricing, experience and reputation, and reliability.
· Controlling supplier selection by ensuring purchases have been through a tender bidding process and that the rationale for supplier selection is documented and adequately approved.
· Reviewing the vendor master data to ensure it is accurate and complete. On a monthly basis, auditing any changes in the system to confirm they are valid and have pre-approval.
· Reconciling supplier statements with AP balances and resolving queries where there are discrepancies.
· Supporting the AP assistant with monthly analysis on key KPI’s.
· Proactive involvement in ad hoc projects - supporting the Accounting Manager.

Education, Training, Professional Certification and Work Experience:

· Accounting experience specifically in the accounts payable field (desirable)
· Proficient computer skills including excellent Microsoft Excel experience (essential)
· Experience with Oracle, specifically Oracle Financials (advantageous)
· Experience of working with Business Objects (advantageous)
· Experience of working with SAP (advantageous)

Knowledge and Skills Requirements

· Good attention to detail
· Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative with minimal supervision
· Energetic and highly motivated with initiative and ability to question the ‘status quo’
· Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with all levels of the business.
· Quick learner, logical thinker, numerically minded and reliable

The above Essential Duties & Responsibilities list includes those duties and responsibilities for which the position exists and which must be satisfactorily performed in order to be successful in the position. However the job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.