Lead Accounts Payable Representative
- Recruiter
- Thermo Fisher
- Location
- Paisley, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 26 Feb 2021
- Closes
- 03 Mar 2021
- Ref
- 149709BR
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Pharmaceutical / medical
The job:
As part of the Global Business Services (GBS) Finance team based at our Paisley Center of Excellence this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Accounts Payable Representative to join our growing team. You will deliver a high-quality finance service to internal business partners, supporting an annual through put of circa 110,000 invoices.
What will you do?
• Owns daily departmental reports including workload review and delegation
• Accountability for driving GBS operational metrics on behalf of TL
• Daily invoice processing as required to support operational delivery
• Provides guidance, mentoring and support to new team members owning the training and onboarding
• Lead daily tier 1 team meetings and Tier 2 as required.
• Review SOPs and own the revision and updating for immediate team
• Leads PPI activities (Kaizens & JDI's) as appropriate and regularly utilizes continuous improvement methodologies in daily work (small to medium projects)
• Accountability for non-standard processes/complex processes
• 1st point of escalation within the operational process
• Take on delegated tasks from TL as appropriate
Who we are looking for:
• Educated to UK standard/higher grade, European High School leaving certificate or equivalent
• HND/Degree in relevant Finance or Business course
• Requires considerable (3+years) experience in a high performing, high volume, results driven environment
• Strong knowledge in MS Office including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience within a multi-national environment.
• VAT & Employee benefit knowledge
• Clear understanding of accounting standards and guidelines.
• Excellent written and oral communication (English essential, a second language Nordics/German advantageous)
What's in it for you:
• Free on-site car parking
• On site gym - subsidized
• Quarterly bonus potential
• Pension
• Private medical insurance
• A variety of flexible benefits
About us:
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them.
Our global team of more than 75,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon
With Thermo Fisher Scientic, it's not just a career. It's a chance to realise your best - professionally and personally.
Apply today!
http://jobs.thermofisher.com
As part of the Global Business Services (GBS) Finance team based at our Paisley Center of Excellence this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Accounts Payable Representative to join our growing team. You will deliver a high-quality finance service to internal business partners, supporting an annual through put of circa 110,000 invoices.
What will you do?
• Owns daily departmental reports including workload review and delegation
• Accountability for driving GBS operational metrics on behalf of TL
• Daily invoice processing as required to support operational delivery
• Provides guidance, mentoring and support to new team members owning the training and onboarding
• Lead daily tier 1 team meetings and Tier 2 as required.
• Review SOPs and own the revision and updating for immediate team
• Leads PPI activities (Kaizens & JDI's) as appropriate and regularly utilizes continuous improvement methodologies in daily work (small to medium projects)
• Accountability for non-standard processes/complex processes
• 1st point of escalation within the operational process
• Take on delegated tasks from TL as appropriate
Who we are looking for:
• Educated to UK standard/higher grade, European High School leaving certificate or equivalent
• HND/Degree in relevant Finance or Business course
• Requires considerable (3+years) experience in a high performing, high volume, results driven environment
• Strong knowledge in MS Office including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience within a multi-national environment.
• VAT & Employee benefit knowledge
• Clear understanding of accounting standards and guidelines.
• Excellent written and oral communication (English essential, a second language Nordics/German advantageous)
What's in it for you:
• Free on-site car parking
• On site gym - subsidized
• Quarterly bonus potential
• Pension
• Private medical insurance
• A variety of flexible benefits
About us:
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them.
Our global team of more than 75,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon
With Thermo Fisher Scientic, it's not just a career. It's a chance to realise your best - professionally and personally.
Apply today!
http://jobs.thermofisher.com