Job Title: Accounts Payable
Reports to: Finance Manager
Department: Finance
Purpose of the Role
Making sure the Accounts Payable ledger is up to date at all times. This role is responsible for the financial, administrative and clerical support for the company. You will be in charge of making payments owed by the company to suppliers and other creditors, paying vendor invoices or bills in a timely manner and managing customer expectations.
Background
Motorsport Network is a digital technology company. Our platforms are visited every month by approximately 62 million dedicated users to buy, to learn, to be entertained, or simply to feed their passion for cars and racing. We sit at the heart of the Racing and Automotive industries and provide authoritative thought leadership as well as unique experiences to our customers. We take them on a customer journey that encompasses news and insights, events, supercar shopping, tickets, games, and eSports, so we leverage the network effect to add value to their experience. We use our in-house technology and modern data tools to continuously test, learn, and improve. Our processes, content creation, and products are constantly evolving to better serve our audience, clients, and partners.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Processing large volume of invoices
- Managing supplier and business owner expectations by recognizing their importance to the company.
- Preparing monthly payment runs
- Raising payments on Natwest
- Setting up new supplier accounts
- Reconciliation of vendor statements
- Posting and allocation of payments on the purchase ledger
- Action emails and replying to supplier queries in a timely manner
- Fortnightly preparation of employee expense payment runs
- Bank Postings in General Ledger
- Assisting with external audit preparations
Skills, Knowledge and Attributes Required:
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to respond to changing deadlines and priorities
- Proven record of maintaining attention to detail and accuracy in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
- Proficiency in data entry and management
- Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles
- Preferably 1+ year accounts payable experience
- Experience using Netsuite is desirable
How will Success in This Role Be Measured?
- Always keeping ledger is up to date
- Meeting deadlines for payments
- Processing invoices with 100% accuracy