Accounts Payable Officer

at  Bord Bia

KNOWLEDGE:

• Experience operating in a finance, book keeping or accountancy role
• Knowledge of Public Sector financial and reporting obligations

SKILLS CAPABILITIES:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with strong verbal ability to explain financial terms and procedures to non-finance personnel.
• Strong administration skills with proven ability to organise and complete tasks in an efficient, methodical and organised manner.
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft office
• Attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload

KNOWLEDGE:

• Degree or diploma level qualification in relevant discipline, e.g. Business, Accountancy etc. desirable
• Good overall understanding of Irish Agriculture and Food Industry.

SKILLS CAPABILITIES:

• Proven experience operating professionally in different cultures
• Proven experience of building credible professional relationships with stakeholders and customers.

PURPOSE

Bord Bia has a vision that customers around the globe recognise that Irish food and drink is world-class; that it is high quality, distinctive, and made by a diverse range of creative producers from a unique and fortuitous island location.
Our purpose is to bring Ireland’s outstanding food, drink and horticulture to the world, thus enabling growth and sustainability of producers.
In this role, you will ensure accurate posting and reporting of relevant financial information for our offices and creditors. Management of creditor payments.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Work with the accounts payable team within the team to process all invoices, inclusive of Bord Bia’s office payment invoices, through the invoicing system and prepare payment runs and manual payments as required from bank accounts.

• Ensure PSWT and Tax Clearance requirements are followed on creditor payments.

• Management of funds in bank accounts to cover payments.
• Preparation of month end reports for creditors and assist the Senior Finance Manager with month end, year-end and reporting as required.
• Management of the Accounts Payable email inbox.
• Preparing month end and year end journals for manual bank payments and creditor corrections and assist with other ad-hoc finance functions as required..
• Ensure the accuracy of accounting information for overseas offices, where relevant, and posting of accounts from those offices to general ledger..
• Ensure all staff in offices have adequate access to training on accounting systems.
• Liaise with banks to set up new bank accounts and user access as required.
• Support other accounts payable team members with staff expenses and credit cards as required.
• Adhere to the One Bord Bia Operating Model