We are seeking a multiskilled Finance Assistant to join our Accounts Payable team within the DriveTech function. This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of our finance processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Accurately process purchase invoices on NAV, ensuring correct PO matching.
- Ensure timely payment of purchase invoices (42 days standard).
- Address billing queries related to invoices, POs, and payments.
- Raise and reconcile weekly trainer and venue self-billing invoices.
- Create new customers, items, and dimensions in NAV within agreed timescales.
- Conduct credit checks on potential customers.
- Maintain up-to-date customer records.
- Assist with cash allocation of customer receipts.
- Process manual trainer and international employee expenses with proper approvals.
- Handle customer and delegate refunds within agreed timescales.
- Perform checks for duplicate payments and process refunds as needed.
- Accurately process daily banking entries and reconcile bank accounts monthly.
- Maintain Accounts Payable and AccountsDT mailboxes within a 5-day SLA.
- Complete month-end tasks and assist with year-end and interim audits.
- Generate customer backing data at month-end.
- Continuously improve processes and automate reporting.
- Provide annual leave cover for the finance team, including weekly payment runs.
- Undertake ad hoc reports, projects, or analysis as required.
- Support wider FSS functions and teams on demand.
- Ensure compliance with the Company’s Health, Safety, and Environmental Policies.
Conduct Rules
- Act with integrity and due care.
- Be open and cooperative with regulators.
- Treat customers fairly and observe proper market conduct.
About You
- Proficient in desktop skills and accounting principles.
- Strong data-gathering and analysis abilities.
- Good working knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Dynamics Navision.
- Highly numerate with excellent communication and report-writing skills.
- Business awareness and teamwork skills, with the ability to self-manage.
- Initiative to find solutions and improve processes.
- Accurate, thorough, and reliable.
- Self-motivated, organized, and methodical.
- Great interpersonal skills, enthusiastic, and ambitious.
- Able to meet tight deadlines and prioritize conflicting requirements.
- Honest and with high integrity.
Additional Information
We’re always looking to recognise and reward our employees for the work they do. As a valued member of The AA team, you’ll have access to a range of benefits including:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + holiday buying scheme
- Worksave pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
- Free AA breakdown membership from Day 1 plus 50% discount for family and friends
- Discounts on AA products including car and home insurance
- Employee discount scheme that gives you access to a car salary sacrifice scheme plus great discounts on healthcare, shopping, holidays and more
- Company funded life assurance
- Diverse learning and development opportunities to support you to progress in your career
- Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme and a 24/7 remote GP service for you and your family
Plus, so much more!
We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from everyone. The AA values diversity and the difference this brings to our culture and our customers. We actively seek people from diverse backgrounds to join us and become part of an inclusive company where you can be yourself, be empowered to be your best and feel like you truly belong. We have five communities to bring together people with shared characteristics and backgrounds and drive positive change
