Accounts Payable Assistant

The Company:

Pure Fishing is a leading global provider of fishing tackle, lures, rods and reels with a portfolio of brands that includes Hardy, Greys, Abu Garcia, Berkley, Fenwick, Fin-Nor, Van Staal, Madcat, Mitchell, Penn, Pflueger, ProLogic, Savage Gear, Shakespeare, SpiderWire, Stren, Ugly Stik and WaterWolf. We have operations in 23 countries and a dedicated workforce conversant in over 25 languages. We have office bases in Breda, Copenhagen, Sweden, and the UK, as well as smaller sales offices in most other European countries.

Our mission is to provide the ultimate experience for anglers and customers through leading brands, innovative products, and superior services delivering exceptional financial results by a passionate, high-performing team. We are dedicated to helping you have more fun and catch more fish! Please see our website www.purefishing.com for further information.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the AP Team Leader, the postholder will be responsible for handling the full cycle of Accounts Payable activity from processing, tracking, and recording invoices through to processing payment in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner. This role covers our invoicing from across EMEA, working closely with our European teams.

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Verifying vendor invoices and ensuring they are approved before processing them for timely payment.

2. Resolving all invoice/purchase order queries and discrepancies in a timely and professional manner.

3. Running both the domestic and foreign payment runs, and associated file creations for upload to the bank.

4. Reconciling vendor accounts to ensure that all invoices have been correctly accounted for and investigating discrepancies.

5. Maintaining the GR/IR clearing account to reduce the risk of accounting errors.

6. Setting up new vendor accounts and amending existing vendor details as necessary.

7. Supporting the month end process by preparing required documentation within the specified timeframe.

8. Assisting with audits by providing audit schedules and supporting documentation.

Role Requirements:

1. At least 2 years previous experience in a similar Accounts Payable role, with prior experience of working with SAP being advantageous.

2. Proficient in Microsoft packages, specifically Excel, Word, Outlook.

3. Meticulous attention to detail.

4. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate appropriately with different stakeholders and build strong working relationships.

5. Excellent planning and organisational skills including the ability to work to meet deadlines and prioritise workloads where necessary.

6. The ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and flexible approach to work.

7. The ability to work on own initiative and as a member of a team.

8. English language skills are essential and additional European language skills would be a distinct advantage.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £23,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Are you able to reliably commute to the office based in Cramlington 5 days per week?

Experience:

• Accounts payable: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 12/04/2024