Accounts Payable Assistant (Financial Operations)

At Zencargo, we work collaboratively between functions to ensure we give our suppliers the best experience. It’s a business where AP is a critical function to the smooth operation of our business, so it is an opportunity to carry real responsibility in your role. Meanwhile, it’s fun and fast moving with a supportive team and management.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting into the FinOps Manager, you will work within a team of 4 FinOps. Your responsibilities will mainly include:

• Managing the mailbox, various slack channels and any queries within SLA

• Responsible for the set up and maintenance of supplier accounts

• Managing the processing of invoices and Paycargo

• Ownership of managing selected Freight supplier accounts

• Assisting stakeholders (internal and external) to manage invoice disputes and queries

• Assist the team to reconcile supplier statements

• Assist FinOps Manager with any project work

• Provide cover for team when needed

• Any other adhoc tasks that may come up

Your role won’t necessarily be limited to this - we’re fast growing and everyone's day to day changes as the business grows. There is plenty of opportunity to progress and learn new things.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Previous AP experience or willingness to learn (training provided)

• Good knowledge of AP procedures, controls, double entry and audit requirements

• A forward thinker who embraces change

• Strong attention to detail

• Ability to prioritise, time manage and meet SLA’s set

• Ability to communicate with the team and keep everyone updated

• Work on own initiative and with the team

• Comfortable with having face to face meeting and picking up the phone as opposed to always emailing

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; friendly manner on the phone and email

• Holds themselves accountable

• We work on google suite and not microsoft so must be comfortable to work in this environment

• Comfortable with Pivots and Vlookups