Finance Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our Finance team in Pembridge, Herefordshire working 39 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

We are entrepreneurial, collaborative, and we stand behind a common cause – better buildings for a better world.

Kingspan Insulation are a leading manufacturer of high-performance rigid insulation within the construction industry, operating from our site in Pembridge, Herefordshire. With 188 sites worldwide Kingspan is a global leading employer.

• Processing of invoices from suppliers for Kingspan Insulation Limited, including the timely recording of both purchase order and non-purchase order invoices in Softco and SAP and ensuring appropriate approval of costs as per the authority matrix.
• Contacting suppliers and stakeholders within the business to help resolve invoice queries.
• Review and approval of expense submissions via the Concur platform, and challenging claims in line with the Kingspan Expense Policy.
• Produce supplier statement reconciliations, to help ensure the accuracy of the accounts payables ledger, and for the review of the Accounts Payable Manager.
• Calling suppliers to validate changes to supplier details, and updating supplier details within SAP as change notifications are received and verified.
• Support the P2P project, helping to make process improvements within departments throughout the business from the initial procurement to the final payment stage.
• Support the Continuous Improvement project, to highlight areas for streamlining work and increase efficiency within the Finance department.

You will have:

• Good Excel skills and the ability to manipulate data.
• The ability to challenge current processes.

Whilst not essential, the following would be of benefit:

• An accounting qualification such as AAT, CIMA or equivalent audit qualification.
• Demonstrable ongoing professional development.
• Previous experience of working within a Finance or Audit department.
• Previous experience of working for a manufacturing organisation.
• Experience in the use of SAP.
• Experience in the use of Soft Co.

• 25 days Annual Leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
• Profit Related Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• 4 x salary Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave
• Buy & Sell Annual Leave
• Service Recognition Rewards
• Supported Professional Development
• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home