Reporting to: Accounts Payable Supervisor
Location: Stephen Street, London
Contract: Permanent
Type of work: Hybrid working
About Us
Join the place creatives call home!
Fremantle is a powerhouse of the TV and Film industry. We are one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.
From critically acclaimed dramas like The Responder, starring Martin Freeman, award winning films including Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar nominated The Hand of God to incredible entertainment like The Rap Game, Too Hot to Handle, The Apprentice and Britain’s Got Talent, we make shows with global appeal.
Our purpose
We aspire to tell stories that connect people around the world. We believe our shows should reflect and celebrate the world we live in and we want to create irresistible entertainment and engage with our audience. To achieve this, we must have people from all backgrounds and cultures working in our teams and on our shows, and we commit to creating opportunities for talent by being inclusive in all that we do.
Job overview
Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, the Accounts Payable Specialist will be responsible for the processing of various invoices (Production show cost, Utilities etc.), varied payments run’s for UK / Internationally and reconciliation of supplier accounts, Monthly Aged Creditors reporting, Staff Expenses.
About the team
The Accounts Payable Team of 6 is part of the Business Services team who provide a central accounting function for the Fremantle businesses in the UK and Internationally.
Here you will get to:
Invoice Processing
• Capturing of all incoming invoices onto SAP (Approx. 2,000 per month)
• Chasing the business unit or supplier if the PO number is not quoted.
• Capturing manual /Urgent payments onto SAP
• Identification and resolution of invoicing errors / queries
Payment Runs
• Daily/ Weekly & Monthly payment runs for UK / Internationally dealing with various currencies from around the world.
• Generate Artist / chaps payment proposals and obtain authorization of the runs.
• Upload of payment files to banking systems
Maintaining Supplier Accounts
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Validating new vendors raised by the business units to prevent Fraudulent activity.
• Amend existing vendor details to ensure they are up to date.
• Liaise with external suppliers and internal departments to resolve queries.
Month end Activities
• Process and validation of all invoices by month end cut-off date
• Aged creditor reconciliation
• Invoice Cockpit Reviews
Ad-Hoc Duties
• Journals
• Processing expense claims
• Chasing the business for invoices that have not been approved.
• Maintaining Accounts Payable Mailbox
• Cover the AP Administrator clerk role.
We’re looking for:
• Excellent ability to multitask.
• Highly numerate with exceptional attention to detail
• Experience working across multiple Outlook inboxes.
• Well organized and ability to use own initiative.
• Able to work flexibly and effectively in variety of situations.
• Strong communication skills-both written and oral
• Strong customer focus
• Previous Accounts Payable experience is preferred however not essential
Our benefits include generous company pension, summer Fridays, audience tickets, employee assistance program, access to free courses and training, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, business coaching sessions and volunteer days.
If you need any of this information in a different format or would like to suggest a different form of application, please contact careers@fremantle.com
Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann.
For more information, please visit Fremantle.com, follow us @FremantleHQ or visit our LinkedIn and Facebook pages.
Company: FremantleMedia Group Ltd
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: London
City: London
Postal Code: W1T 1AL
Job ID: 276506