Specialist, Accounts Payable and Receivable

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Responsibility for the validity of our clients’ rates structure within our front office system and pay & bill system in ensuring accurate payrolling & invoicing right first time for our Randstad UK business.

To investigate and identify the root cause actions that have led to rate differences & causing unbilled/invoice rejections on specific accounts. To further make recommendations for potential process improvements to become more streamlined. To embrace a Lean mindset to identify inefficiencies through end-to-end process mapping and implement protocols to prevent future recurrence of aged/unbilled debt.

priorities for the role include:

Rate & system governance

• Create/update rate tools for Randstad UK clients and manage any changes or updates made to these rates by the clients on a regular basis
• Calculate and understand rate structures of Randstad UK clients and map it with the standard process that is captured internally within our front office systems for smooth payroll and billing process
• Liaise with internal teams such as payroll, billing, commercial finance and more for approvals, understanding and implementation of process
• Interrogate front office, payroll and billing data to identify common cause issues of rate differences for specific clients
• Communicate and liaise with key stakeholders to provide an efficient implementation of improved finance processes
• Support with the implementation processes of new clients from a finance perspective and front office client setup
• Act as a key subject matter expert both internally and externally on the rate and system structure of a client within Randstad internal and external client systems
• Map end-to-end processes for our new and existing clients to refine and implement streamlined finance processes
• Make recommendations based on Lean methodology to ensure a positive customer experience and a right first time approach within our client finance processes
• Create and maintain training resource materials to document our new and refined finance processes
• Perform validation checks on our new clients’ payroll & invoicing details by engaging with them to check the accuracy of the details collected by our randstad colleagues
• Calculate and perform rate adjustments for the required period of time in payroll & billing system with required approvals.
• Handling the National Living Wage Project annually, which happens right after the UK's financial budget release. This project involves communication to stakeholders such as directors and regional directors of each specialism, sending out communication to clients on their behalf, calculating rates, updating rate tools and system and also supporting seamless payroll and billing after the change.

Skillset required:

• Someone who is well versed with complex formulas in google sheets
• Ability to create scripting & macros in a google sheet
• Ability to communicate verbally with senior internal or external UK stakeholders
• Deep knowledge of UK payroll & tax calculations and financial terms

Is this the job for you? We would love to hear from you! Please apply directly to the role and we will get in touch with you.