Senior Accounts Payable Clerk at Clydeco · Glasgow

Senior Accounts Payable Clerk Location: Glasgow The Team: This particular Finance Team is composed of three members located across our UK offices, including, one Senior Accounts Payable Clerk, and two Accounts Payable Clerks. We are currently seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Senior Accounts Payable Clerk to join our New Vendor Team. This role is essential in ensuring the smooth onboarding and management of new vendor accounts, contributing to our overall financial operations. Key Responsibilities: Conduct regular training sessions for team members on vendor management best practices, system updates, and compliance requirements. Oversee the new vendor onboarding process, including vendor setup, verification, and maintenance of vendor records. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as procurement and finance, to streamline the vendor onboarding process and improve efficiency. Leadership and supervision of 2 direct reports will be essential in ensuring the smooth operation of the UK Accounts Payable function. Conduct regular audits of vendor accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness of vendor information. Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures related to vendor management and accounts payable processes. Provide regular reports and updates to management on vendor management activities and performance. Assist with the development and implementation of standardised procedures and workflows for the new vendor onboarding process to ensure consistency and efficiency. Act as the primary point of contact for vendor inquiries, issue resolution, and escalations, maintaining positive vendor relationships. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for cost savings, process improvements, and automation in the vendor management process. Support special projects related to vendor management, such as system upgrades, process redesign, or vendor consolidation initiatives. Essential Skills & Experience: Excellent Microsoft Excel skills Excellent attention to detail Strong inter personal skills Maintain positive "can do" attitude at all times First rate organisational skills and ability to prioritise competing workloads Elite experience, specifically Elite 3e is ideal Understanding of VAT regulations Excellent Microsoft Excel skills Strong numeracy skills Excellent organisational skills Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy Excellent written & verbal communication skills Professional telephone and email manner The Firm When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets. Our Commitment Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process. A Note on Privacy Please take a moment to read our privacy notice.. This describes what personal information Clyde & Co (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject. If you are submitting a candidate as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is an essential requirement and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to Clyde & Co are aware of this privacy notice. This is the job description as constituted at present; however, Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.