Invoice Processing Coordinator

Full job description
What will you be doing?
Joining us as an Invoice Processing Coordinator, you’ll be helping to support the delivery of the Finance Tech roadmap acting as a subject matter expert for invoice processing.

As well as overseeing the full invoice processing cycle, you’ll also be responsible for managing a team of 4 Invoice Processors.

You’ll be responsible for the review, approval and management of the processing of invoices, ensuring that they are accurate and paid within the agreed payment terms.

Additionally, you’ll be reviewing and managing the set up of Customers and Suppliers, helping to make sure that they are accurate, complete and compliant.

Building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders, you’ll use your problem-solving skills to help find solutions to queries, escalating further where required.

You’ll complete balance sheet reconciliations accurately and within agreed timeframes.

Leading the team, you will help set clear objectives, provide training, guidance and ongoing performance feedback, as well as managing the teams period-end activities.

You’ll lead by example with attention to detail and make sure that processes are compliant with Society and Statutory policies and procedures.

As well as demonstrating collaborative working with internal colleagues and teams, you’ll also help build connections in your local community and guide colleagues on how they can get involved.

You’ll support internal and external audits, as well as identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to invoice processing workflows. This role will see you prepare and analyse reports on invoice processing metrics which will aid you in identifying areas for improvement.


How will I know if I am right for this role?
The ideal candidate will be AAT Level 2 (or higher) qualified and be able to bring advanced Excel skills as well as people management experience.


Essential to success in this role is a strong attention to detail as well as a problem-solving nature.


You’ll need to be able to prioritise you work in this high volume, fast paced environment, ensuring that quality remains of the highest standard.


Preferably, you’ll bring leadership experience within a Purchase to Pay Department as well as experience of file processing and interfaces.



What is in it for me?

In addition to our competitive salaries, our colleagues also benefit from:

Retail discounts- our hub offers colleagues access to hundreds of exclusive retail discounts, savings on days out and holiday discounts.
Holiday buy- colleagues can buy up to a week extra of annual leave each year
Colleague recognition- we celebrate our colleague’s achievements both personally and professionally
Enhanced family friendly policies- to help you feel fully supported during any significant life events.
Colleague Dividend- We pay a share of our profits to eligible colleagues as a thank you for their contribution to our success.
Paid time for volunteering- we encourage our colleagues to spend three days per year taking part in volunteering, fully paid for by us.
Give as you earn- helping you support charities which mean something to you.
Healthcare Cashplan- your wellbeing is important, so you’ve got the opportunity to contribute into a voluntary plan that helps pay towards a range of healthcare expenses.
Company Pension- you can access a company pension scheme with us as well as access to Pension wellbeing information.
Life Assurance- after an initial qualifying period, you’ll get free life assurance cover, that pays your nominated beneficiary if you die while you’re working for us.
Personalised learning and development- with easy access to a wide range of training programmes
We’ve got you – our new colleague wellbeing campaign, making wellbeing benefits and resources accessible and relevant to the role that you do.
iTrent Financial Wellbeing (Wagestream)- offers something for all our colleagues, whether you want to track your finances, save some money, or access up to 50% of your earned pay flexibly in a way that suits you.
Workflex- all of our flexible working options in one place, including our 4 day working week / + day fortnight and hybrid working options.
To find out more about all of these plus many more reasons to join us at Central Co-op, please visit Rewards and benefits - Central Coop (careers.coop)

Everyone is welcome here We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments so that all our candidates can show us how they’ll perform their role. There is a section in the application form where you can provide any additional information. Please use this section to include any reasonable adjustments you need, and we’ll do our best to support you through our recruitment process


Who are we?
Who are we?

We’re Central Co-op, a Member-owned and Member-led co-operative Society.

And with us, you’re not just a colleague, you’re a Member. You’ll own a share of the business.

You’ll be able to make a positive impact in your community, joining us in our mission to create a sustainable Society, and working alongside a team of passionate people who’ll help you grow. To find out more about working for us, visit our website www.careers.coop Read more