Transaction Senior Associate P2P in Manchester

If you are ambitious, self‑motivated, hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business please read through our job opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and resolve issues related to invoices on hold or under query ensuring accuracy in Purchase Orders, pricing, logistics and banking details.
• Liaise directly with internal teams and external vendors to resolve invoice queries within the agreed 3‑day SLA.
• Contribute to achieving Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the FSSC and PTP functions.
• Follow company policies, procedures and controls daily maintaining a right‑first‑time approach.
• Identify root causes of recurring issues and recommend permanent solutions to prevent future queries.
• Strive to achieve best‑practice performance levels as per benchmarks agreed with the PTP Transactions & Reporting Manager.
• Deliver high‑quality customer service to internal and external stakeholders in line with McBride values.
• Perform proactive vendor account reconciliations to identify missing invoices, credit notes or misallocations and prevent payment delays.
• Investigate and resolve OCR‑blocked invoices and exceptions daily.
• Reconcile outstanding supplier invoices against the Goods Received Not Invoiced (GRNI) report.
• Work to reduce aged items across all ledgers ensuring timely resolution of outstanding balances.
• Review and act upon all debit balances to recover outstanding funds promptly.
• Ensure VAT invoices are requested after a proforma has been received and paid maintaining compliance with tax regulations.
• Continuously challenge existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement within Finance and PTP operations.
• Participate in and support company‑wide change initiatives.
• Assist PTP general users with query resolution and provide guidance on best practices.
• Review root cause analysis for non‑STP invoices and propose process improvements.
• Report any deviations or non‑compliance with standard processes promptly.

Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

• Business Development
• Organizational Management
• GAAP
• Accounting
• Analysis Skills
• Meeting Facilitation
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Investment Banking
• Microsoft Excel
• Private Equity
• Financial Modeling
• Writing Skills

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

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