P2P Assistant

Job Description

Are you a detail-driven finance professional? Were looking for someone to join our Purchase to Pay (P2P) team within the Shared Service function, ensuring invoices are processed accurately and on time, and that all queries are resolved within agreed deadlines.

In this role, youll work confidently across Vendor Invoice Management (VIM), SAP, Sage, and Concur Expenses, demonstrating a solid grasp of the controls and compliance required in a fast-paced P2P environment. Your focus will be on delivering an efficient, high-quality and cost-effective service to our client companies.

What You'll Be Doing

Account Management & Compliance

• Manage a portfolio of accounts, including performing regular reconciliations.
• Act as the first point of contact for queries raised by the business or vendors.
• Ensure full adherence to all relevant policies, procedures and internal controls.
  
  

Purchase To Pay Responsibilities

• Managing communication with vendors and business contacts across all relevant channels.
• Handling and resolving all P2P queries as they arise.

Working closely with client companies, employees and vendors to ensure queried items are actioned, authorised and resolved accurately and promptly.

Maintaining strong controls around the payment process, including intercompany transactions.

Supporting the smooth execution of the P2P month-end close.

Completing vendor statement reconciliations.

Relationship Management

• Maintain excellent relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Data Analysis

• Liaise with Account Managers, Finance teams and Corporate Service departments to investigate and resolve invoice and payment discrepancies quickly and efficiently.
• Use Excel (including pivot tables) to analyse financial data and contribute to effective query resolution.
  
  

Additional Duties

• Carry out ad-hoc tasks as assigned by the line manager.
  
  

Who we are looking for Essential Criteria

• 1+ years experience in an Accounts Payable or similar finance role.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels, both internally and externally.

Flexible and adaptable, with a proactive approach to changing priorities.

Able to work confidently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

A committed team player, contributing positively to team goals and collaboration.

Desirable Criteria

• A proven track record of success in fast-moving, complex environments.
• Previous experience using SAP and Sage finance systems.
• Experience working within the FMCG sector.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, including strong working knowledge of essential functions.
  
  

Why join us?

Benefits

Discover a working environment where your career ambitions matter. We offer a wide range of benefits to help you thrive, support your wellbeing, advance your career, strengthen your financial security, and nurture your personal interests. Heres a glimpse of what you can expect as part of our team:

• Holiday Purchase Scheme.
• Birthday Leave.
• Summer Hours.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme for Wellbeing.
• Enhanced Learning & Development Framework.
• Career Development.