Senior Accounts Payable Processor

About RWS:
RWS Holdings plc is the world’s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our customers to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally by communicating business critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realization of their innovations.
Our vision is to help organizations interact effectively with people anywhere in the world by solving their language, content and market access challenges through our collective global intelligence, deep expertise and smart technology.
Customers include 90 of the globe’s top 100 brands, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 18 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across the technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents.
Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).

RWS Division:

fSDL Finance Operations provide full financial services for the former SDL group business units as part of RWS group of companies.

About The Role:

The role is part of fSDL Accounts Payable function who are responsible for the Procure-to-Pay process and the global administration of the groups purchase order systems. This covers freelance translators and interpreters as well as the local operational service suppliers for each business entity. As a member of the Accounts Payable Processing Team you will form part of a team who are responsible for the procure to pay process for Western Europe, Mediterranean, NASA, UK and Nordic group along with the global administration of the Purchase Order system.

Responsibilities:

• The accurate validation and 3-way matching of freelancer invoices for RWS international businesses ensuring correct financial accounting & taxes are applied at accounting review
• The accurate validation and 2-way matching of invoices for numerous RWS international businesses ensuring correct financial accounting & taxes are applied at accounting review
• Actively manage invoice exception handling and timely resolving issues to agreed timelines
• Control the allocated group email accounts and other correspondence to timely resolve queries
• Supporting suppliers, management and stakeholders to a high level of customer service
• The timely processing to payment of staff expenses ensuring that exceptions are escalated in line with company policies
• As part of the processing team oversee a team of 3 setting daily tasks and work distribution
• Maintain regular invoice processing performance and workflow updates to leadership team for KPI reporting
• Ensure that all Standard Operating Procedures are correct, up to date and being followed by the Processing Team.
• Represent the Processing Team in any process improvement, development and testing projects
• Provide cover for the Accounts Payable Manager as required
• Assist the Accounts Payable Payment and Processing teams as required with the timely settlement of invoices within credit terms
• Ensuring that all transactions comply with RWS company financial policies and procedures
• Other tasks, as assigned

Life at RWS:

We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch

As a company focused on connecting people through language, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our company culture. RWS is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed in ensuring that all employees work in an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination and one that actively promotes teamwork, diversity and trust. All employees have a right to be treated with respect and dignity. RWS operate in a manner for the inclusion of all - any form of discrimination is expressly prohibited. Employees are selected and promoted on merit alone and no other factors whether race, gender, age, religion, marital status, gender identity or disability are taken into consideration.

We are proud to work in a company where all can succeed and grow their career and while RWS operates in accordance with all local employment laws, if local law enables any form of discrimination this is against RWS company policy and we will adhere to the highest standard.