Accounts Payable Associate

Overview

As Accounts Payable Associate, you will be working within our Finance Team as part of the accounts payable, payroll, tax, and accounts production team. You will have the responsibility of ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timely processing of all accounts payable related transactions in accordance with company procedures and policies.

What you’ll be doing:

• Processing invoices and matching them to purchase orders
• Ownership for the end to end accounts payable process, from vendor set up through to payment, ensuring accurate and timely delivery within agreed controls
• Reconciling supplier statements, corporate credit card transactions and bank accounts
• Reviewing aded creditor balances and resolving outstanding items
• Preparing and posting prepayments, accruals and related journals 
• Taking responsibility for assigned accounts payable month-end close activities and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring completeness, accuracy and delivery to agreed deadlines 
• Prioritising internal and external queries, ensuring timely responses and following issues through to resolution
• Tracking outstanding actions through to completion, coordinating with relevant stakeholders and escalating risks to delivery early, with clear recommendations
• Investigating invoice, payment and reconciliations discrepencies, working with relevant teams to identify causes and implement solutions, that reduce recurring issues
• Planning and managing competing priorities to meet payment and month end deadlines while maintaining accuracy and complying with internal controls
• Building effective relationships with colleagues, vendors and other stakeholders through clear communication and timely follow up
• Identifying and implementing practical improvement opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual work and strengthen controls, helping AP operations handle growing transaction volumes efficiently
• Supporting system changes and automation projects through testing, feedback and procedure updates
• Providing cover for colleagues through task rotation and knowledge sharing, and providing practical guidance on complex AP queries 
• Undertaking ad hoc duties to support the wider Finance team

What we’re looking for

• Substantial relevant experience in accounts payable or a comparable finance operations role, ideally 5 years' or more, inclduing experience managing high transaction volumes and taking ownership of key AP processes
• A third level qualification in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent practical experience 
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to organise, reconcile and analyse large volumes of data, using findings to identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities
• Proven ability to balance operational delivery with improvement work, manage competing priorities and take accountability for accurate, timely outcomes 
• Ability to proactively communicate progress, risks and next steps to stakeholders
• Ability to identify root causes and drive practical solutions through to resolution and recognise when escalation is needed
• A collaborative and adaptable approach , with a willingness to learn new systems, share expertise, and take on different responsibilities
• Driving and delivering to a process improvement, system change or project, with demonstrated ownership and the resulting benefits to efficiency, accuracy or processing capacity.
• Experience using General Ledger and Accounts Payable systems, with an understanding of balance sheet accounts and reconciliations. Great Plains/Dynamics experience would be an advantage.
• Experience using online banking systems

About Susquehanna

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

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