Accounts Payable Specialist

Company DescriptionJohn Crane a business of Smiths Group is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations Our products include mechanical seals and systems couplings bearings filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6 000 people worldwide We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe reduce downtime improve efficiency and meet the latest environmental standards John Crane is part of Smiths Group For over 170 years Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future We serve millions of people every year helping to create a safer more efficient productive and better-connected world across four global markets energy security defence space aerospace and general industrial Listed on the London Stock Exchange Smiths employs approximately 16 000 colleagues in over 50 countries The Accounts Payable Specialist is an important role in the Accounts Payable team to ensure the accurate processing and payment of vendor invoices and the operation of the related financial controls The team uses the Esker Accounts Payable system to read all vendor invoices and integrate with SAP ERP system The Accounts Payable Specialist will focus on supporting particular internal customers and work closely with stakeholders to resolve queries and issues to ensure invoices are processed accurately and paid in accordance with the agreed terms Maintenance of Esker for automation of invoice processing Receipt and processing of vendor invoices Obtaining of approval of Non-Purchase Order invoices in accordance with the Delegated Authorities Matching of invoice details to Purchase Order details Positive verification of vendor bank details Investigating supplier invoice queries Preparation of SAP Payment Proposals and upload to banking platform Review of aged receipts report GRIR for missing invoices Supporting Internal and External Audits Liaising with Purchasing teams for resolution of issues Clearance of AP related bank account reconciling items Reconciliation of vendor statements to SAP Review of Aged Accounts Payable and providing commentary and actions Monthly reconciliation of Intercompany Balances and accrual of missing invoices Monitoring of the Concur SAP Cockpit and resolution of issues Other AP activities as required Qualifications 2-5 years of experience of Accounts Payable Good working knowledge of SAP ECC6 is a must Experience of working within a Shared Service Centre Fast learner with the ability to pick up new systems and processes Great attention to detail Good communicator with fluency in business English written and spoken Knowledge of another foreign language is an advantage Excellent MS Office skills particularly Excel v-lookup pivot tables for data analysis Numerate with accounting knowledge Well organized with strong task management skills Additional InformationWith colleagues stretching across the globe we are proud of our diversity To foster inclusivity we run employee resource groups ERGs to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans Pride Network Black Employee Network Women Work Network and Neurodiversity Across our company we recognize excellence culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities people and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward We announce these on our annual Smiths Day a global celebration of Smiths around our network Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits while helping engineer a better future We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation - including but not limited to interviews or testing Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career s website We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation - including but not limited to interviews or testing Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career s website