Accounts Payable Specialist

Overview:
**Accurate, timely, results driven - your dream finance team**

In this role you will provide entities within the Mimecast group with administrative and clerical support. As an AP Specialist you will be responsible for the timely processing, setup and payment of supplier invoices, as well as the reconciliation of supplier invoices and accounts. Accuracy is critical, as is the ability to gauge discrepancies and evaluate opportunities for lowering costs. Weekly report monitoring, payment oversight, and organising invoices enable the specialist to help Mimecast avoid hidden costs, interest charges, and late fees - while providing an accurate overview of actual cash flow.

**Requirements**:

- Key Responsibilities:

- Accurate data entry of supplier invoices and matching against Purchase Orders
- Liaising with suppliers and reconciling purchase ledger accounts to supplier payments
- Liaising with internal Mimecast departments to resolve long outstanding/unpaid invoices
- Ensure invoices/expenses are authorized prior to scheduling multi-offce payment runs for allocated entities
- Maintaining the supplier invoice repository folders
- Processing of business-related employee expenses and auditing receipts for all expense claims to ensure compliance with policies
- Ensuring accurate cost allocation of all Travel & Entertainment expenses
- Performing credit card reconciliations to bank statements within Concur
- Providing cover for processing/allocating payments and posting Bank entries
- Performing of other assigned tasks and duties necessary to support the Accounts Receivable Department stakeholders
- Assisting with month end reporting and procedures including expense accruals and prepayments
- Identify and implement process improvement, internal controls and automation.
- Other ad-hoc duties as may be required including cover during periods of high-workloads and absences

You'll need:

- Commitment to excellent customer service
- Exceptional attention to detail, organisational and analytical skills along with strong communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities
- Ability to perform accurate, fast and reliable data entry of a high volume of invoices and expenses into the accounting system
- Knowledge of Debit and Credit entries for manual journals
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Self-motivated and proactive - requiring minimum daily supervisory input
- Supports and facilitates continuous improvement and change
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in Accounts Payable.

Why Mimecast?:

- We’re fast thinking. We go big to reach our cyberattack-disrupting goals. And we do what we need to protect the world of business from getting important (and potentially compromising) data stolen. We never leave anyone behind. We deliver quickly - and outstandingly. We’re big on honesty because it makes us better. We’re empowered by our mission. And if cybercriminals have a good day, we work twice as hard to make the rest of their days a nightmare. That’s The Mimecast Way.

And the Mimecast way is also a hybrid-working way. We empower our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our stakeholders.

Become a Mimecaster and put corporate data under your protection. Fill our teams with respect. And bring cybercrime-obstructing energy to your work. Be passionate. Be powerful. Be alive with purpose.

**DEI Statement**

Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone - unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background. We particularly welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups.

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