Pearson Carter is supporting an international business within the construction and data centre industry as they strengthen their Commercial function in Buntingford.

We’re looking for an experienced finance professional with a background in subcontractor payments, international invoicing and project-based environments. The position will have responsibility for ensuring subcontract costs are correctly recorded, validated and paid across a number of global entities.

Working alongside the wider Commercial, Finance and Project teams, you’ll take ownership of the subcontract payment process across a portfolio of UK and overseas projects.

A major part of the position involves handling transactions across different legal entities, currencies and tax jurisdictions, so previous international AP experience will be important.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing subcontractor applications and invoices from receipt through to payment

• Processing invoices across multiple international entities and currencies

• Checking applications against agreed contracts, purchase orders, project progress and approved variations

• Reviewing supporting documentation before payments are authorised

• Monitoring retentions, contra charges, back charges and other adjustments

Alongside the core AP responsibilities, you'll help ensure subcontract invoices meet the appropriate financial and regulatory requirements for the country and entity involved.

This will include:

• Reviewing CIS and RCT requirements

• Checking domestic and reverse charge VAT treatment

• Supporting withholding tax requirements

• Reviewing cross-border invoice documentation

• Ensuring appropriate tax and currency coding

Microsoft Dynamics ERP will be central to the role.

You'll use Dynamics to manage supplier and subcontractor information, purchase orders, invoices, commitments, tax codes, currencies, accruals and payments.

You'll also use Excel extensively for analysis and reporting, so confidence with Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP is important.

The business is continually looking to improve its processes, so you'll also have the opportunity to contribute to better reporting, automation and financial controls.

You should have previous experience within Accounts Payable, Subcontract Administration, Commercial Finance or a closely related position within a project-led environment.

We're particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:

• Experience processing subcontractor applications and invoices

• Exposure to construction, engineering, MEP or infrastructure projects

• International Accounts Payable experience

• Overseas subcontractor invoice processing

• Multi-entity and multi-currency experience

• Understanding of subcontract payment controls

• Knowledge of CIS, RCT, VAT, reverse charge VAT and withholding tax

• Experience dealing with cross-border transactions

Candidates coming from data centres, construction, engineering or infrastructure environments would be particularly relevant.

Exposure to commercial or Quantity Surveying processes such as applications for payment, payment notices, retention and final accounts would also be useful.

Knowledge of NEC, JCT or FIDIC contracts, as well as experience using Power BI, would be an additional advantage.

Buntingford

The position is based within the Commercial team in Buntingford, with UK travel required when necessary.

If you have a strong Accounts Payable background and experience dealing with subcontractors, international invoices and Microsoft Dynamics, I'd be interested in speaking with you.

Send your CV across or contact me directly:

[email protected]
0191 406 6111

Pearson Carter specialises in connecting experienced professionals with organisations across the UK and international markets.