Purchase Ledger Clerk

over 1 year ago
Full time role
Glasgow, Scotland, GB... more
Glasgow, Scotland, GB... more

Company

OVO Energy is an independent energy technology company and supplier. The company was launched in 2009. OVO Energy is set ...

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Job Description

We’re making zero carbon happen

We’re OVO Group, a big family of companies united by a single vision: to get to zero carbon, fast. 

We call this Plan Zero – and it shows how we’ll be fighting the climate crisis and transforming the way people use energy over the next decade. To do this, we need the sharpest minds. Are you up for the challenge?

Do great green things with OVO Energy

So much has changed since we launched in 2009.  Our goal remains the same though: make energy cheaper, greener, and simpler. Just as it was on day one.

Everyone belongs at OVO

Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive movement: teams of brilliant people, with unique talents, skills, passions, and experiences. 

We encourage everyone to join us, whatever your gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, life experience, or background. So please come as you are – we can’t wait to meet you.

Where in the world of OVO will I be working?

You will be working within the Retail Finance Team. The Retail Finance Team’s objectives are:

  • Financial Control; to ensure OVO’s resources are directed, monitored and measured in an accurate and timely manner and to maintain a ‘No Surprises Environment’
  • Financial Planning & Analysis; to allocate future resources beneficially to OVO and to introduce a clear method to achieve these plan

This role is within the Financial Control team and offers fully supported training to help you on your way to becoming a qualified accountant. 

What will I be doing?

The Role Will Involve:

Accurate invoice processing, which involves:

  • Ensuring the accurate processing of invoices from our external Accounts Payable automation provider.
  • Liaising with suppliers by telephone and/or email including raising and resolving invoice queries, dealing with payment questions and requesting/chasing up supplier statements and credit notes
  • Assist with supplier statement reconciliations for key suppliers and assisting with other balance sheet reconciliations
  • Working with the finance team's service desk system (JIRA). Including, reviewing all tickets, printing off all invoices with supporting data sheets, personally following up actions required from tickets or alerting other team members of action that needs to be taken, filing tickets in the appropriate service desk location
  • Ensuring the efficiency of the Accounts Payable team
  • Helping to produce, run, and then feedback on a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the team on a regular basis
  • Suggesting and implementing ways to improve the efficiency, accuracy and reliability of the Purchase Ledger process.
  • Assisting with the accurate and timely payment of customer refunds
  • Any ad hoc tasks and projects for management and directors as required. 

Is this the job for me?

Ideally you will have…

  • A degree or equivalent, including AAT qualifications
  • Attention to detail and accurate, timely data input
  • Workload management skills – planning, prioritising and completing tasks
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Positive attitude towards change, and ability to adapt to and initiate change
  • Self-starter, completer finisher, pro-active, confident and able to work independently as well as with the team
  • Positive and friendly and high integrity
  • Bright and able to think outside the box, with attention to detail and methodical working
  • IT proficient, with a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office and G-Suite, including Docs and Excel

Brilliant benefits for a world-changing team

Our people are at the heart of Plan Zero. That’s why we offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to make you feel at home.

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

Then there’s Flex Pay. It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer:

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home 
Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans 

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

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