Accounts Payable Administrator

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Role

A key member of the General Accounting team, this role will work to ensure accurate and timely management of payments to NGUKL’s suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Process all purchase invoices both with and without purchase orders, ensuring that approval for the goods/services have been received.
• Liaise with both vendors and internal customers to promptly resolve invoice queries
• Initiate payment runs
• Reconcile supplier accounts
• Chase and process invoices for Direct Debits
• Process Intercompany invoices and settlements
• As part of the Financial Shared Service Team, support the AR manager with customer collections or customer queries.
• Undertake any other reasonable task as requested
• Build and maintain a close partnership with supply chain and other NG organisations as required to ensure customer satisfaction

General Operational duties

• Attend Business Management department meetings as required
• Remain compliant with all applicable Business Management and Command Media Processes and procedures

Person Specification

Essential qualifications / experience 

• Experience of working with Microsoft Dynamics or equivalent financial management system
• Evidenced experience of supplier and customer engagement to ensure the smooth flow of payments processes
• Demonstrable experience of reconciling supplier accounts

Competency/Skill requirements

• Proactive communicative skills, with a strong customer focus and ‘can do’ attitude
• Good numerical skills
• Attention to detail
• Flexible and responsive to changing priorities
• Able to work to strict timetables and deadlines
• Proficient user of Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Additional Information

• Travel requirements: Occasional UK travel may be required to attend team/customer meetings and training activities
• Looking for flexibility? At Northrop Grumman UK we have hybrid working arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about what may be possible.
• Clearance requirements: Post-holder must be willing and able to hold and maintain UK Government security clearances

Northrop Grumman is committed to equality and diversity in our workplace. Northrop Grumman provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's protected status, including race/ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, religion or belief, creed, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status or characteristic.