Accounts Payable Coordinator

at  Fragomen

Job Description
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Full-time, permanent
Sheffield, UK
About us:
Fragomen is the world’s leading exclusive provider of immigration services. We are a firm of more than 6,200 immigration-focused professionals and staff spanning more than 60 offices worldwide. Immigration has been our sole focus for 70 years, and today we offer support in more than 170 countries. We are problem-solvers, innovators and established thought leaders in immigration, providing strategic immigration advice to a diverse range of clients from individuals to the world’s leading multinational corporations.
Fragomen’s professionals are respected thought leaders in the immigration field providing expertise to governments across the world including the US Congress, the UK Parliament, the European Union and the United Nations.
A career at Fragomen will provide you with the opportunity to work in an exciting environment for a broad range of clients, where no two days will be the same. You will face interesting challenges and you will work with dedicated, friendly and ambitious people, where providing exceptional client service is at the core of what we do. We are extremely proud of our diverse workforce at Fragomen and we are fully committed to providing equal opportunities. We believe that our differences make us stronger.
About the team:
The accounts team based in Sheffield manage the finance Function for all offices within the EMEA region. It is a dynamic team made up of individuals with a varied background in accountancy and finance.
About the role:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Payable Coordinator to join our accounts team supporting the EMEA region. Primary role is to ensure all transactional accounting entire are complete accurately and on time.

Other key responsibilities will include:

• Post purchase invoices to Elite for various EMEA countries
• Assist with Bank Reconciliations
• Assist with payment of supplier invoices on a monthly basis or as necessary
• Assist with processing staff expenses ensuring all relevant documentation is provided and payments are processed in line with expense timetables
• Process sundry payments as required
• Assist with processing all invoices for month end and final review of purchase ledger according to month end timetable
• Assist with processing Invoices and payment for Fragomen sister company Nomadic.
• Provide intercompany details to relevant global finance personnel and assist in reconciliations
• Work collaboratively to achieve results and process improvement
• Any other general administration and ad hoc reporting

About you:
Ideally you will have a background in a similar role and have excellent organisational skills and high attention to detail. You must have good IT skills with a strong understanding and evidence of using Excel.

Also required:

• Where required, acts as a point of contact to communicate with clients in a timely and professional manner to obtain information
• Good eye for detail with ability to analysis root causes of issues
• Can work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Able to act under instruction with limited management
• Generates clear, well-organized written work-product internally and externally
• Uses communication skills to influence and achieve objectives
• Plays a key role within the team to promote an efficient and effective team culture
• Liaises with the Manager on workload and suggests improvements / solutions

Fragomen in Sheffield:
Our Sheffield office is based in the city centre with the added bonus of free on-site parking, as well as several public transport links close by. The office has approximately 400 people working collaboratively and creating a dynamic, positive environment with over 20 different languages being spoken. You can expect a great working environment and regular events such as Summer and Christmas parties, social and cultural events.
The Firm operates a hybrid working model, which incorporates a blend of in-person attendance as well as working from home – our aim being to fully leverage our remote working technology and provide a balance for our people in the way that they work.
Whether in the office or working remotely, we are proud of our team spirit and we like to reflect this in the way that we work and everything we do. Our Responsible Business Practices (“RBP”) prioritises Fragomen’s social responsibility through one cross-cutting theme and five focus areas of Wellbeing, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, CSR including Pro Bono, Social and Sustainability. The RBP initiatives offer great opportunities for everyone at Fragomen to get involved and help steer a variety of initiatives and activities.
Fragomen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, heritage, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status

• Post purchase invoices to Elite for various EMEA countries
• Assist with Bank Reconciliations
• Assist with payment of supplier invoices on a monthly basis or as necessary
• Assist with processing staff expenses ensuring all relevant documentation is provided and payments are processed in line with expense timetables
• Process sundry payments as required
• Assist with processing all invoices for month end and final review of purchase ledger according to month end timetable
• Assist with processing Invoices and payment for Fragomen sister company Nomadic.
• Provide intercompany details to relevant global finance personnel and assist in reconciliations
• Work collaboratively to achieve results and process improvement
• Any other general administration and ad hoc reportin