Account Receivable - German Speaking

Account Payable - German Speaking

Uxbridge, UK (UB8)

Are you German speaking and looking for your first AR/AP role in Uxbridge?

Position Overview

The Accounts Payable will be responsible for performing AP/AR duties for several companies within the Encore Group.  This role will be focused on providing excellent service for both internal and external customers in a high volume, fast-paced department. (Fluent German is required as this position is to support our Germany Team).

Your perspective

• Private Healthcare after 12 months of service
• Possibility of working from home twice a week once settled in the role (Hybrid role) 
• Employee supported volunteering
• Enhanced family leave provisions
• Perkbox and Employee assistance Programme
• Company sick pay
• Employee recognition scheme
• Generous employee referral scheme
• Clearly defined Career path (and all the important support along the way)
• Access to state-of-the-art technology
• Global presence and opportunities worldwide
• Long Service Programme

Key Job Responsibilities

Key Job Responsibilities

• Processing all supplier invoices and credit notes ensuring the following:
  • Company, cost centre, department and GL codings are correct
  • Purchase orders are approved according to company policy
  • Invoices are paid within agreed terms
  • Query resolution
• Processing staff expenses and credit card payments through the online expense system.
• Completing relevant paperwork and setting up new suppliers within the operations and finance systems.
• Monitoring of the central finance e-mail inbox, ensuring all appropriate purchase ledger e-mails are actioned in a timely manner, and other e-mails are forwarded to the relevant team member.
• Ensuring major creditor accounts are reconciled regularly.
• Assisting the AP Supervisor on additional tasks (including payments, PO analysis and reviewing of creditors reports) when required, and covering for any absences.
• Participating in ad-hoc projects as and when required.

Job Qualifications

• Highly organised and able to meet tight monthly deadlines.
• Native or Fluent in German
• Able to work on own initiative in a fast-paced environment, with minimum supervision.
• Willingness to support other team members as and when required.
• Finance systems exposure.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel
• Strong interpersonal and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Competencies

• Responsiveness
• Ownership
• Manages Complexity
• Business Insight
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Builds Networks
• Drives Quality Results
• Plans and Aligns
• Instills Trust
• Manages Ambiguity