Accounts Payable Associate - Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland : Job Details

Our Finance function is changing, we're moving away from transactional and digitalising and transforming our services to add true value and collaboration to our brands.

Our professional service teams play a vital role in supporting businesses by providing specialised expertise and assistance for our brands. Our Accounts Payable team is a key part of our Finance function and supports our customers with their Ledger, Expenses, Controls and Audits to give thebest results for the management of Saint Gobain's cash flow

Saint Gobain Professional Services are part of Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland who are worldwide leaders in sustainable construction.

This role can be worked on a hybrid basis with a minimum of two days in the office required per week

What we're looking for:

We are looking for a resilient and driven team player who enjoys working collaboratively with others to optimise processes and outcomes for their customers. An interest in finance and ability to adhere to internal controls is essential. While some experience in finance whether through education or industry would be an advantage the most important success factors for the role are your attributes:

• You will possess excellent communication skills and be forward thinking- draw on your experience to identify problems and suggest improvements to mitigate future risk.
• You will have a high level of accuracy & strong numeric skills
• Strong adherence and awareness of internal controls
• Energy and enthusiasm to achieve goals and add value to a dynamic and changing team.

What you will be doing:

Day to day you will support your aligned customer with a range of accounts payable duties- and while processing payments is a big part of your job, we are embracing digitalisation to reduce the time spent on transactional tasks. This transformation will offer our Associates the opportunity to enjoy more variety and exposure to other projects and services that add real value to their customers.

Here are some of the tasks you will be involved in.

• Delivers accurate and timely processing of Inbound Invoices or Concur Expense Claims with reference to the SSC Procedures, user guides and Business Policies
• Resolves and reconciles discrepancies for documents that cannot be processed.
• Maintains payment data for Vendors, Banks, and Employees with the ERP systems.
• Ensures payment on-time to Employees and Vendors.
• At financial month-ends, executes and complete financial reports, creates KPI Dashboards or gathers data to meet the Groups Financial reporting requirements.
• Maintains the highest level of Internal Control with reference to the Group's ICRF guidelines.
• Completes the required statistical information for Government Bodies in regards of PSA, Construction Industry or Revenue Commissioners tax submission
• Provides reports or information to local Finance teams, as required, to assist with budgeting and cost control

Are Saint-Gobain inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we're always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments.

Our standard working hours are 36.25 per week, with the option to work from home 3 days a week after training. If you need more flexibility- we'll happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you. We can't promise to meet every request when we're recruiting. But we do promise to listen.

If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you!