EY Hiring for UK Finance Processing Team – Associate Job at Newcastle upon Tyne, England Full Time

UK Finance Processing Team – Associate – Newcastle

The UK Finance Processing Associate is a member of a high performing and mixed rank team led by the UKI Controlling Finance Lead.

In summary, UK Finance Processing Associate sits within the UKI Controlling team which helps the business create success by managing risk, mitigating fraud, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and Firm policy, driving quality, consistency and efficiency across the accounting processes. It does this through:

• providing transactional processing expertise, operational support, advice and insights across several areas including, vendor payables, staff expenses compliance, AMEX administration, accounts receivable and VAT controlling.
• implementing and monitoring appropriate controls
• partnering with offshore teams and holding them accountable for high levels of service delivery.

The opportunity

The UK Finance Processing Associate plays a key role to ensure that third-party supplier invoices (including contingent workers and sub-contractors) and staff expense are paid by their due date, meeting the Firm’s payment performance reporting target to enable us to bid for government work. They will also be responsible for managing risk, mitigating fraud and ensuring compliance across the Firm’s Amex Corporate Card programme.

Your key responsibilities

• Reviewing and supporting the processing of payments for third-party supplier invoices (including contingent workers and sub-contractors) and expenses
• Processing emergency payments
• Supplier query management
• Administrate Amex card applications, review and timely approval.
• Amex reporting to manage Firm’s risk and fraud detection
• Administering queries
• Support and resolution of outstanding items on Bank Reconciliations
• Resolving Finance queries raised through EYHelp
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and proactively seek improvements

Skills and attributes for success

• The ability to prioritise workload
• Flexibility and willingness to work as part of a team or on their own initiative
• Good eye for detail
• Eagerness to learn quickly, be proactive and share knowledge
• Must be numerate and literate
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-discipline
• Good Team working skills

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Minimum two years’ experience in a similar role in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of Word and Excel
• Knowledge of SAP would be an advantage
• Used to working in a fast-paced environment with a strong work ethic
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Desire to thrive in and adapt to a fast changing and high activity environment

What we look for
A bright, enthusiastic individual looking to start their career within an established finance department

What we offer
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

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  Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
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  Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
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  Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
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  Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

Apply now.

About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Please note
Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. We ask because it matters!