Senior Analyst - Accounts Payable - UK
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WPP
Job Description
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.
We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.
We have been building the world's most valuable brands for 50 years and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.
Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.
For more information, visit WPP.com.
What you'll be doing:
- Process outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
- Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data.
- Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all Invoices and payments are accounted for and properly posted.
- Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
- Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients
- Generate reports detailing accounts payables status.
- Understands compliance issues around accounts payable processes.
- Handle payment related queries from Vendors & Agencies.
- Ensuring the timely pay out to the suppliers based on defined SLA/TAT
- Regular follow-up with vendor for SOA
- Reconciliation and confirmation of balances with vendors & Suppliers.
- Posting of Payments, liaise with vendor for any differences and confirmation.
- Sending remittance advice to vendors.
- Good Understanding related to Accounts Operation for UK Process Media
- Know how to handle and manage the conference calls with UK Suppliers
- Generating and distributing monthly reports as per requirement.
- Assist with Internal and External Client Audits.
- Maintain the level of accuracy and meet the deadlines for manual payments – Daily.
- Checking payment runs in line with the agreed signature Matrix.
What you'll need:
- Proven working experience as Accounts Payable
- Solid understanding of basic accounting payable principles
- Proficiency in English and Proficient in MS- Office (Excel, Word & Power Point)
- Strong analytical, organizational, conflict solving and negotiation skills.
- Extraordinary interpersonal skills to work in conjunction with other departments, vendors and internal and external stakeholders.
- Must be a team player who also works well independently.
- Must be able to read, analyze, interpret and comprehend common scientific and technical journals & financial reports.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in both an oral and written manner to common inquiries or issues from suppliers / agencies / Internal stakeholders.
- Graduation/master’s in commerce
- Ability t
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