Finance Associate

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Finance Associate
Because our tomorrow is in your hands. Finance, our way..
Finance at Primark
Our finance team is renowned for their attention to detail. You’ll enable us to navigate the financial landscape with precision, contributing to the strategic decisions that support our growth. Surround yourself with experts, and bring your scientific mind to shape the future of our organisation.
What You’ll Get
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let’s talk lifestyle:
Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.
What You’ll Do as a Finance Associate

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Processing of invoices using the SoftCo PIAT P2P solution and Oracle Financial System.
• Processing journals, in particular manual journals requiring allocations to be split across multiple cost centres or entities.
• Managing and clearing Debit balance reconciling items in across multiple entities and accounts.
• Ensuring payment files are reviewed and signed off adhering to tight deadlines.
• Investigating and correcting rejected payments.
• Work closely with key Suppliers in a dedicated country (or countries) of your responsibility to ensure critical invoices are received on time and correct.
• Supporting our Payments and Finance Support Teams for resolving vendor queries.
• Collaborate with our highly experienced teams to ensure all transactions are processed in accordance with our policies and procedures and all our inventory & reconciliation processes are completed in line with business requirements.
• Work closely with the business to maximise processing efficiency.
• Operate with our vendors and Sourcing and Procurement functions to maximise processing efficiency and manage compliance.
• Deliver a high level of customer service to our vendors and business partners.
• Work with our 3rd party providers and ICT Support Teams to ensure daily operational interfaces are working as scheduled.

What You’ll Bring

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Diploma/degree standard of education preferably in a business/administration related discipline and/or an interest in pursuing same.
• Knowledge of letters of credit and forward collection payment arrangements.
• Commission, Inspection and supplier claims processes.
• Previous experience in reprocessing and supplier returns.
• Knowledge of customs and duty processes.
• Comprehension of supply chain and its touch points with Financial Operations.
• Understanding of Buying & Merchandising and its touch points with Financial Operations.
• IT skills to include MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint are essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills – with a proactive curious mind and a desire for continuous learning and development.
• A flexible approach to work and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to use own initiative.

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Processing of invoices using the SoftCo PIAT P2P solution and Oracle Financial System.
• Processing journals, in particular manual journals requiring allocations to be split across multiple cost centres or entities.
• Managing and clearing Debit balance reconciling items in across multiple entities and accounts.
• Ensuring payment files are reviewed and signed off adhering to tight deadlines.
• Investigating and correcting rejected payments.
• Work closely with key Suppliers in a dedicated country (or countries) of your responsibility to ensure critical invoices are received on time and correct.
• Supporting our Payments and Finance Support Teams for resolving vendor queries.
• Collaborate with our highly experienced teams to ensure all transactions are processed in accordance with our policies and procedures and all our inventory & reconciliation processes are completed in line with business requirements.
• Work closely with the business to maximise processing efficiency.
• Operate with our vendors and Sourcing and Procurement functions to maximise processing efficiency and manage compliance.
• Deliver a high level of customer service to our vendors and business partners.
• Work with our 3rd party providers and ICT Support Teams to ensure daily operational interfaces are working as scheduled

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Diploma/degree standard of education preferably in a business/administration related discipline and/or an interest in pursuing same.
• Knowledge of letters of credit and forward collection payment arrangements.
• Commission, Inspection and supplier claims processes.
• Previous experience in reprocessing and supplier returns.
• Knowledge of customs and duty processes.
• Comprehension of supply chain and its touch points with Financial Operations.
• Understanding of Buying & Merchandising and its touch points with Financial Operations.
• IT skills to include MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint are essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills – with a proactive curious mind and a desire for continuous learning and development.
• A flexible approach to work and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to use own initiative