Accounts Payable Assistant

An opportunity has arisen to join the Frontier team, based at our Witham St Hughs site. We are looking for an Accounts Payable Assistant to join us on a permanent full-time basis. Flexible working is available, with 3 days to be worked from the office to include a Tuesday and a Wednesday and two days from home.

Working as part of a team within the Accounts Payable Department, the successful candidate will maintain the purchase ledger and process high volumes of invoices and payments, as well as provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers of the business.

Ideal candidate

• Ability to initiate and develop effective working relationships with both internal and external customers
• Delivering accurate work with a keen eye for detail
• Able to adapt quickly and successfully
• Able to multi-task and work to tight deadlines
• Ability to work within a team, make decisions and manage own workload
• Confident at handling telephone queries in a professional manner
• Self-motivated and capable of working on own initiative
• IT Literate, knowledge of Microsoft word and excel an advantage

The role – Key responsibilities

• Process payment runs and Telegraphic Transfers, including foreign currency payments accurately and within the specified time schedules
• Ensure payment authorisation procedures are adhered to
• Accurately process admin invoices to the accounting system
• Prepare admin invoices and distribute for general ledger coding
• Monitor the electronic approval system, ensuring queries are resolved in a timely manner
• Monitor and action the department email inbox
• Collaboration with key stakeholders within the business
• Distribute incoming department mail
• Administer a high number of telephone calls
• Liaise with internal and external customers/suppliers to ensure timely resolution of queries.

Why work for Frontier?

At Frontier, we believe in rewarding our people for a job well done. As an employee you will have access to the following benefits:

• Opportunity to apply for flexible working
• A contributory pension plan to help you save for your future. The plan offers a choice of contributing levels up to 7% of salary, which is matched by us
• 25 days’ holiday (per annum) in addition to Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to an additional five days’ holiday per year
• Life Assurance of three times your salary
• You and your friends and family (up to five people) will have access to our Employee Assistance Programme which provides 24-hour support and advice in a variety of areas including financial and wellbeing.
• Access to money saving discounts at selected retailers through our Employee Discounts Programme and our Cycle to Work scheme
• Dedicated learning and development specialists to support your ongoing development
• Access to free eye tests across all roles
• Complimentary parking on site

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion.

With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Award winning for our commitment to people, we have been recognised by Great Place to Work institute since 2012 and we are proud to be ranked by them in the top 30 UK best large places to work.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values – Integrity, Customer focus and Expertise – or ‘ICE’. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.