Accounts Payable Senior Analyst Finnish Or Spanish Speakers

Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Job Description


ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SENIOR ANALYST - Finnish OR Spanish Speakers

Location: EMEA, United Kingdom, Slough

Ref: JOHNCRANEEMEA01959

Division: John Crane

Job Function: Finance



The Accounts Payable team at the John Crane UK Shared Service Centre is on an exciting journey to transform its Purchase-to-Pay process. In the past two years it has created a European Shared Service Centre in Slough and another in India for the Middle East and Asia.

The team in Slough serve 16 countries across Europe and has led the implementation of a state-of-the-art AI-driven Invoice Processing system.

To fully exploit this technology, we now want to recruit 2 Accounts Payable Senior Analysts to work with the team in Slough to further automate the processing of vendor invoices and to work with purchasing teams across Europe to improve the automatic matching of invoices to Purchase Orders.

Duties & Responsibilities

The core duties for the Accounts Payable Senior Analysts will include:

  • Accounts Payable super user for Esker and SAP.
  • Identifying opportunities to automate invoice processing.
  • Accounts Payable data analysis and reporting.
  • Working closely with Purchasing Departments to improve quality of Invoice and Purchase order matching.
  • SAP Concur Process lead for Accounts Payable.
  • Lead testing activities for changes in the Accounts Payable system changes.
  • Documentation of Accounts Payable processes.
  • Act as primary contact within Accounts Payable team for non-standard transactions.
  • Business partnering for assigned customer - Nordics or Spain.
  • Supporting and assisting the rest of the Accounts Payable team.
  • Other Accounts Payable SSC activities as required.
Diversity & Inclusion

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, color, 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.

The Individual

The technical knowledge, skills and attributes for the Accounts Payable Senior Analysts include:
  • Having a good understanding of SAP, Invoice processing tools e.g. OCR systems and the end to Purchase to Pay process is essential.
  • Experience of working AP Automation technologies e.g., OCR, RPA etc.
  • Strong Excel and data analysis and reporting skills.
  • 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).
  • Experience of working with Senior Stakeholders.
  • Strong Finnish or Spanish Language skills (written and spoken).
  • Numerate with good accounting knowledge.
  • Effectively plan and prioritise workload.
  • A flexible approach and the ability to work on own initiative is essential.
  • A good team player.
  • Understanding stakeholders and business objectives.
About Smiths

At Smiths we apply leading-edge technology to design, manufacture and deliver market-leading innovative solutions that meet our customers\' evolving needs, and touch the lives of millions of people every day. We are a FTSE100, global business of around 14,600 colleagues, based in 50+ countries. Our solutions have a real impact on lives across the planet, enabling industry, improving healthcare, enhancing security, advancing connectivity and supporting new homes. Our products and services are often critical to our customer s\' operations, while our proprietary technology and high service levels help create competitive advantage. We welcome colleagues with a curious mind, who are happy with responsibility, enjoy a challenge and are attracted by the idea of working at a business with a 170+ year history of innovation, and five global divisions, all experts in their field.

About John Crane

John Crane (www.johncrane.com) is a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, supplying engineered technologies and services to process industries. The company designs and manufactures a variety of products including mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 sales and service facilities in over 50 countries. Fiscal year 2016 revenue was greater than 1 Billion USD (\xc2\xa3830m). John Crane is part of Smiths Group (www.smiths.com), a global leader in applying advanced technologies for markets in threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications, and engineered components.

Smiths Group

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD2988379
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom
  • Education
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