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Senior Account Payable Analyst

National Grid, Bridge End, Warwick

Senior Account Payable Analyst

£55000

National Grid, Bridge End, Warwick

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 10 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 72a76b40e9da480abf92c9bc305f8cbc

Full Job Description

  • Supplier Onboarding: Look at the opportunity to drive supplier onboarding process in current Coupa system for new suppliers and review the exception management for the suppliers to onboard to Coupa, review 2-way match supplier list.

  • MDM/Data Stewarding: Manage the day-to-day operation for MDM and opportunities for improving the existing flow. Coordinate with offshore team on exceptions for Corp. card process and manage offshore team and queries from the NG business stakeholders.

  • Implementation of P2P System: Support the implementation of Ariba system and BAU process. Proactively look at opportunities to onboard suppliers to Ariba.

  • Front Desk/Customer Management: Coordinate with the Front Desk operations and guide the team to resolve exceptions. Monitor the CSAT scores and drive root cause with offshore team for key areas and opportunities to improve responses from offshore.

  • SOX and Business controls: Proactively ensure SOX and business controls are complied with and reported in line with internal policy, accounting standards.

  • Metrics Management and Governance: Perform a review of daily dashboard for aged invoices and month end metrics.

  • Queries/Escalation management: Proactively work with offshore teams (AP,TP,MDM , Front desk areas) to coordinate and respond to business teams/suppliers.

  • Process Excellence - Drive offshore and onshore identified process improvement ideas through P2P sprints.

  • Service Now upgrade - Support implementation upgrade (through project/UAT and go-live phases).

    You're a qualified or near qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA etc).

  • Planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting experience.

  • Good understanding of core financial processes.

  • You have financial modelling, advanced excel and ideally Power BI and Power Query skills and enjoy process improvement.

  • You have a strong management accounting background.

  • Proactive self-starter with ability to manage own workload, to time and desired levels of quality.

  • Pragmatic can adapt quickly to a changing environment and can adapt approaches and utilise and align skills to different customer groups.

  • Exposure to business partnering.

  • Strong stakeholder management, influencing and collaboration skills.

  • Strong results orientation

    Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business


    • Inclusion and Diversity is not just about race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. It is about our employees who wake up every day to serve our 20 million customers. At National Grid, we aim to create an environment where everyone is welcomed for who they are and where our differences are not only accepted but are celebrated. We understand the value that a diverse team can add to our organisation and that is why we model inclusive behaviour starting with senior leadership. National Grid utilises the insights of our employees that come from all different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs to better serve our customers and communities who are in the fore front of everything we do.

    Up to £55,000 dependent on experience.

    Plus:
  • Annual Bonus (based on personal and company performance) and annual salary review.

  • Competitive contributory pension scheme (we double-match your contribution to a max company contribution of 12%.

  • 26 days holiday (plus the opportunity to buy more each year).

  • Life Insurance at 10 x your basic salary.

  • Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - relevant to your role.

  • Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).

  • Access to apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.

  • Career development, ongoing training and support, career progression and plenty of opportunity to progress!