Accounts Payable Assistant

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.

Overview:

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Lead, the Accounts Payable Assistant will have a great opportunity to work closely with the controlling team and support the day-to-day functions of the Accounts Payable Department for our four Legal entities in the UK, France, Spain and the US.

Location: West London HQ

Hybrid working: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home per week

Your Mission:

• Processing and coding 3rd party supplier invoices ensuring the accurate allocation to cost centres and budgets
• Allocating Direct Debit payments from the Cashbook vendors accounts
• Clear down cashbook postings on a weekly basis for UK-FR-ES-US
• Bank statement reconciliations
• Complete vendor statement reconciliations on a monthly basis, resolve any discrepancies, request for any missing invoices, investigate any Credit balance on supplier statement
• Manage The shared AP Mailbox daily
• Respond to Internal & external emails in a timely manner
• Assist with 2 weekly payment runs for all 4 entities
• Setting up new suppliers on the database
• Suppliers call back for change of bank details verification
• Support the stakeholders in the business with any AP related queries
• Assist with month end close

Your Talent:

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong, motivated team player
• Flexible and adaptable to business needs and priorities
• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines when required
• Strong knowledge of Excel and general IT skills
• Knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems would be beneficial
• English / Italian / French / Spanish language skills would be beneficial but not essential

Reward:

Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

• Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products
• Matched pension contribution up to 6%
• Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance
• Annual Health Screening
• Annual Leave Shop where employees can buy or sell annual leave
• Flexible working/core hours
• Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages
• Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme
• Fitness membership (Classpass credits)
• Volunteer and Birthday leave
• Health cash plan
• Financial wellbeing program
• Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services
• Employee referral bonus

Optional/ Paid Benefits:

Season ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.

We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments. If you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.

At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.