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Accounts Payable Associate - Financial Operations Team, Galway
Location: Galway, Ireland
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
3b481a932156
Job Views:
77
Posted:
21.01.2025
Expiry Date:
07.03.2025
Job Description:
Based in Galway, IE
Hybrid: 4 days onsite, one day WFH
Wayfair’s EU Financial Operations team is seeking an Accounts Payable Associate based in our Financial Shared Services team in Galway. We are looking for the right individual to support the European Accounts Payable team. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational and planning skills, be highly motivated, detail-oriented, collaborative, self-motivated, and have a customer-oriented mindset, along with a high sense of urgency and problem-solving abilities. This person should be smart, engaging, fun, curious, and unflappable!
Wayfair’s EU Financial Operations team supports and manages the day-to-day activities for many teams across the organization. These activities include invoice processing, supplier and vendor statement reconciliation and payment, cash collections, expense payments, employee salary payments, and supplier credit card processing. This team serves as a finance service center for all employees, suppliers, vendors, category management, offshore teams, legal, and HR. This is a unique opportunity for someone with excellent organizational skills to take their career to the next level.
Key Responsibilities Include:
1. Ensure all invoices are processed in line with internal controls (No PO No Pay).
2. Ensure suppliers are paid within agreed payment terms.
3. Investigate and resolve AP finance-related issues in a timely manner.
4. Support continuous improvement initiatives.
5. Partner and collaborate with all stakeholders impacted by the services and support the P2P end-to-end process.
6. Perform internal audits on processes to ensure compliance with internal controls.
7. Complete various analyses and reconciliations in line with functional requirements.
8. Act as point of contact for escalations for suppliers and internal Wayfair business partners.
9. Ensure all queries to the department ticket systems/mailboxes are dealt with in a timely manner.
10. Document all processes and assist in the development of the function.
11. Complete month-end tasks within set deadlines.
12. Ensure quality and completeness of supplier and purchase order data across company systems.
13. Review and validate supplier setup requests.
14. Perform validation checks on purchase orders.
15. Enter and upload invoices into the system.
16. Drive standardization and perform master data management.
17. Follow up on missing documentation proactively.
18. Work with auditors as required to share sample documents.
19. Proactively liaise with Wayfair's 3rd party providers offshore team.
20. Set KPIs and periodically review processes to ensure high quality standards are maintained.
21. Act as a mentor to interns.
22. Engage in ad hoc responsibilities related to purchase to pay processes or systems as required.
Skills & Experience:
1. Bachelor’s Degree/Finance qualification desirable.
2. At least 2 years of experience working in a busy accounts payable environment.
3. Flexible and able to handle ad hoc issues that may arise.
4. Strong organization and planning skills.
5. Problem identification and resolution skills.
6. Meticulous attention to detail and strong planning and forward-thinking capabilities.
7. Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs and situations before they are fully developed.
8. Proficiency in Google Enterprise Suite tools (calendar, mail, drive, docs, sheets, slides, meet).
9. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
10. High level of discretion pertaining to confidential information.
11. Motivation to develop and maintain internal and external relationships.
12. Ability to oversee routine department activities to ensure they are completed accurately and on time.
13. Setting and facilitating the achievement of department objectives.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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