Accounts Payable Associate - Trade Invoice Matching

at  Musgrave

Musgrave is one of the Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain.
Every day we feed one in three people in Ireland through 15 market leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest and Musgrave Market Place.
We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve.
We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to make sure that happens. We want to make a positive impact on the world and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too.
We are now inviting applications for the role of an Accounts Payable (AP) Associate in our Musgrave Finance Team in Airport Road. Reporting to the AP Interface & Projects Manager, this role will ensure the timely and accurate matching of trade invoices and the analysis of queries and aged items, following through to resolution and liaise and support suppliers as required in the resolution of queries.
The scope of the role is the provision of AP services with particular focus on Trade invoice matching and query resolution.

• Ensure timely review and matching of Trade invoices
• Review first time match rates and be proactive in highlighting areas of concern, assisting in the resolution of miss-match drivers and aged items, working with the Trading and Supply Chain teams
• Liaise with and support Suppliers in the resolution of queries
• Manual keying of invoices and credit notes as required
• Support the Accountant in the preparation of accruals, providing information as required
• Support the Continuous Improvement Projects and other initiatives, participating in testing as required
• Participate in training and development in own process area and other process areas within Accounts Payable
• Support delivery of KPI Targets as set out in the Service Level Agreement
• Participate in Service Excellence sessions and assist in delivering a high-performance culture

The successful candidate will have:

• Two years’ plus experience in Accounts Payable and experience working in a Finance Shared Services Team with a track record of high-quality service delivery
• Finance systems and/or interface experience
• Experience using an invoice matching system experience such as DIDOS
• Strong Excel skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and a track record of delivering excellent service
• Positive and flexible “can-do, will do” attitude

​​​​​​​This is a 12 month contract