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Accounts Assistant

AT Waters
Waters

Accounts Assistant

Macclesfield, United Kingdom

Overview

Waters Corporation are seeking an Accounts Payable team member to join the Accounts Team in either Wilmslow, UK or Wexford, Ireland locations. This is a hybrid role, working 2-3 days a week on site.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career within a global leading business. Waters offer excellent support, development and certified qualification within this role.

You will be responsible for invoice processing, query resolution, payments to vendors and building strong relationships with the buying teams. You will also have the opportunity to work on future projects, including RPA Automation of direct materials, which will be of great interest and valuable experience.

If you are passionate about a career in accounting with drive and commitment, we would like to hear from you.

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Responsibilities

Responsibilities, not limited to:

  • Processing of vendor direct & indirect invoices
  • Inter-company Invoice processing
  • Vendor queries
  • Vendor statement reconciliations
  • Weekly blocked invoice reporting & follow up actions
  • Processing payments on a weekly basis
  • Verification of electronic attachments for SOX & VAT compliance
  • Monthly GRNI review & follow up
  • Drive & support RPA project
  • Support EMEA Ariba rollout

Project work

  • RPA Automation of direct materials

Qualifications

Education: At least GCSE or equivalent level to include strong Maths and English, no formal accounting qualifications are required.

Experience:

  • Some Accounts Assistant experience
  • SAP & Excel knowledge are beneficial
  • SAP Ariba knowledge beneficial but not mandatory

Competencies:

  • Good written and oral communication skills are required, to ensure succinct report generation, effective communication with staff, and peers across organisation.
  • Must be able to work independently and communicate with all levels of the organisation.
  • Computer literate - MS Suite. Excel would be advantageous to produce reports and analyse data effectively.

In return:

We offer competitive rates of pay and excellent benefits including, pension, healthcare, continuous professional development and outstanding on-site facilities.

We're actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We aim to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve.

We can make reasonable adjustments to our interview process according to your needs.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We're the problem solvers and innovators that aren't afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We're all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.

Client-provided location(s): Wilmslow SK9, UK; Wexford, Ireland
Job ID: Waters-21090
Employment Type: Other