Accounts Payable Payments Analyst

at  Bauer Media Group

We’re looking for a permanent Accounts Payable Payment Analyst to join our Finance team at our office in Peterborough.
As the Accounts Payable Payment Analyst you will have overall responsibility for making payments to all Suppliers, Freelancers and Employees. This includes the processing of Direct Debits and manual payments as well as the clearance of transactions to bank accounts.
Working alongside the other payments analysts you are responsible for dealing with payment queries and liaising with the senior management team for payment approvals. In this role you will be interacting with different stakeholders as key users to prepare KPI’s and dashboards for Management.

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 2 volunteer days
• Internal Bauer Academy – Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development
• Opportunity to buy additional holiday
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
• Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)
• Thrive initiatives – Wellbeing at Bauer
• Opportunities to contribute to our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives
• Discounted high street vouchers

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

As the only Media company to be in the top 100 apprenticeship employers, we are striving to always be a great place to do great work for all, Bauer is committed to offering learning and development initiatives through its Bauer Academy tailored to its people, empowering teams and individuals to grow and progress in their careers.
Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Ensure proper monitoring of all incoming requests via shared mailbox.
• Ensure clearance of bank reconciliation items.
• Ensure daily manual payments are actioned and posted promptly.
• Ensure clearance of supplier direct debit payments.
• Clearance of debit balances on supplier accounts.
• Posting AP and sales ledger refund.
• Run weekly paycycles across all Bauer territories including BACS, cheque and foreign wire paycycles.
• Effectively resolve any payment queries.
• Prepare monthly KPI reporting for management.
• Onboard new companies once they migrate to S/4.