Accounts Payable Specialist
Company Overview
United Hardware is Ireland’s largest Buying and Marketing Group for Builder’s Merchants, DIY, and Home & Garden Retail Stores. Operating under the Homevalue Hardware brand, we have over 170 independently owned retail outlets and achieve a group turnover exceeding €500 million annually. Our state-of-the-art 200,000 ft² Distribution Centre is located in Citywest Business Campus, and we offer a catalogue of over 6,000 products for our members. As a fully owned Irish company with over 50 years of trading experience, we pride ourselves on our strong market presence and commitment to our partners.
Job Opportunity: Accounts Payable Specialist
Type: Full Time, Permanent
Main Outline of Role
The Accounts Payable Specialist will provide essential support in processing invoices accurately and ensuring timely payments to suppliers, contributing to high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty. Effective communication with customers and collaboration with the accounts team are key components of this role.
Qualifications/Experience Required
* Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable within a high-volume business.
* Proficiency in ERP accounts packages.
* Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
* Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
Personal Attributes
* Team player with a collaborative spirit.
* Excellent communication skills across functions and seniorities.
* Strong problem-solving abilities.
* Self-starter capable of working with minimal supervision.
* Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail.
* Experience in developing and implementing efficiency and accuracy improvements.
Main Duties/Responsibilities
* Review large volume automated invoice processing system.
* Reconcile supplier statements.
* Prepare payment runs for approval.
* Liaise with suppliers and customers regarding missing invoices or disputed amounts.
* Identify and follow up on debit balances in the creditor ledger.
* Prepare and review aged creditor listings with commentary.
* Compute monthly settlement discounts and process credit notes.
* Handle monthly and ad-hoc recharge invoices.
* Process supplier charges and fees (marketing contributions, expense invoices, etc.).
* Process member charges and fees (membership fees, website hosting charges, etc.).
* Perform general administrative duties.
Company Benefits
* Participation in a performance-related bonus scheme (up to 10% of basic pay).
* Company pension scheme and death in service benefit.
* Income protection benefit.
* Hybrid working option available post-probation.
* Company sick pay scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Further Education Scheme.
* On-site parking available.
If you are a detail-oriented, proactive individual ready to contribute to a leading company in the industry, we invite you to apply for the Accounts Payable Specialist position at United Hardware.
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