Accounts Payable Buyer

Position Summary

We are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Buyer to join our finance team in Derby.  This is a full time permanent role reporting to the Assistant Accounts Payable Manager with the responsibility to perform the duties aof a "Buyer" within the procure to pay process for UK and International Accounts Payable.  
As our Accounts Payable Buyer will be accountable to perform the analytical duties of procurement and transactional finance.

Duties

Review purchase requisitions raised in Oracle by local site administrators for accurate general ledger coding and purchasing classification.
Convert the purchase requisition to a valid purchase order once it has been successfully verified. If not, return to originator for amendment.
Understand the full procure to pay process operated by the business.
Ensure compliance with SOX principles and procedures within the purchasing function.
Assist with development and review of appropriate technology/software to improve process or functionality of current systems.
To perform analytical reviews of the supplier master data and suggest any efficiencies for procurement as well as data cleanse exercises.  
Build a relationship with vendors and internal customers to ensure purchase orders are processed accurately and without delay.
Work with operational site teams, managers/directors and financial accountants to follow procedures and raise purchase orders to a pre-determined level of accuracy.
 To perform analytical reviews of the supplier master data and suggest any efficiencies for procurement as well as data cleanse exercises.  
Work with our internal IT systems and departments to create reports required to lean department processes. 
Look for ways of improving the process in place in transactional finance.

Reporting
Produce vendor analysis.
Extract data required for SOX and Audit and liaise with internal and external auditors where necessary.
Expense system reporting

Required Experience

An understanding of accounting, including double entry, General Ledger journals, and reconciliation of Accounts Payable ledger balance sheet accounts.
Extensive competency in software packages, to include excel, word and other Microsoft applications.
Ability to escalate issues.
Self motivated and enthusiastic.
Good communicator.
Ability to work under pressure.
Questions the status quo.
Good attention to detail.
Good planning and organisational skills.

Preferred Experience

Exposure in international operations.
Likes problem solving.
Car driver.
Part AAT qualified.