Wessex Water
Accounts Payable Assistant
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In this hands-on and interesting role, you will be reporting to the Payments Manager. You will support the business-critical payments function, providing excellent insight and exposure across payments, purchase order matching, statement reconciliation and payment processing activities.
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.
What you'll do
In this varied role, you will:
- provide an accounts payable service in a manner consistent with the objectives of the YTL group
- process purchase invoices and action supplier queries
- prepare pay runs on a daily/weekly basis and action urgent payments as required
- effectively and promptly deal with supplier reminders, final demands, and legal notices
- ensure accurate and timely payment to suppliers/contractors in accordance with Late Payment Legislation
- assist with ad hoc requests and administration duties as and when required.
What you'll need
You will:
- be qualified to GCSE level or equivalent, in English and mathematics
- have proven capability within an accounts payable capacity
- have experience using Microsoft Office, with strengths in Excel and Word
- have excellent written and verbal communication skills, both face-to-face and on the telephone
- be able to manage your own workload effectively, working to key service levels
- be confident, assertive and self-motivated
- have a 'can do' and proactive attitude
- appreciate the importance and strengths of working within a team.
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A working knowledge of Unit 4 Agresso or COINS is advantageous but not essential.
What you'll receive
- A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
- Career progression and professional development opportunities.
- 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
- The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
- The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
- A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
- Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
- The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
- Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
- One paid volunteering day each year.
- Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
- Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
- Support from trained mental health first aiders.
- A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.
Who we are
YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:
- Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
- YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
- YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
- YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
- plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.
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Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.
We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.
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