At a Glance
- Tasks: Resolve invoicing and payment queries while collaborating with teams across the business.
- Company: Join Carnival UK, a leader in finance and procurement with a focus on growth.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid work, employee discounts, extensive learning opportunities, and a supportive community.
- Other info: Be part of a vibrant team with excellent work-life balance and wellbeing initiatives.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in finance and procurement with hands-on experience and growth potential.
- Qualifications: Detail-oriented, strong communicator, and curious about data analysis.
The predicted salary is between 27000 - 33000 £ per year.
Set your sights on a future in finance and procurement with a role designed for aspiring professionals. This Specialist, Technical Receipt Resolution role within the Technical Procurement team at Carnival UK offers a unique blend of learning, growth, and hands-on experience in the heart of our Procurement and Supply Chain function. It’s your chance to start building a solid foundation in this field, contributing to our strategic goals while honing your analytical skills.
Our Technical Procurement team helps keep our fleet supplied with the technical parts and equipment it needs. Working closely with our Technical Expediting team, Maritime colleagues, ship teams, logistics, Finance and suppliers, we look after the end-to-end procure-to-pay process – making sure goods arrive on time and suppliers are paid accurately.
Key accountabilities include:
- Resolving receipting, invoice and payment queries, so suppliers are paid accurately and on time
- Working with purchase orders to check, reconcile and match figures across receipts, invoices and our systems
- Liaising with ships, suppliers, shoreside teams and Finance colleagues to resolve queries and build strong working relationships
- Using Excel to review data and support supplier delivery performance and KPI reporting across the team
This role is classified as CUK12 and is available on a full-time, 6-month fixed-term basis (end date May 2027). We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.
About you: the ideal candidate
You are more than just your CV. You're someone who brings:
- A keen eye for detail and accuracy, particularly when working with figures
- Confidence to communicate proactively with ships, suppliers and colleagues across the business
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive working relationships
- Curiosity about data and a willingness to dig into the numbers to get to the root of a query.
In this role, your distinct personal attributes will be the key to standing out. We are on the lookout for candidates who want to excel. If you possess qualities that can drive success in finance and procurement, we want you on our team. Your ability to blend analytical skills with interpersonal strengths will set the foundation for innovation and growth within our Technical Procurement team.
We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience, and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist.
Why join us?
Our Technical Procurement team is part of a community that values growth, work-life balance, and wellbeing.
- Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
- Extensive learning and development opportunities
- Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
- Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
- Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
- Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
- Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
- Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
- In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
- Life Assurance
- Parental and adoption leave
- Employee Shares Plan
- Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
- Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
Take the next step
Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we might close applications earlier than advertised. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to become part of a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us.
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