Accounts Assistant

Waters Corporation are seeking a Permanent Accounts Payable team member to join the Accounts Team in either Wilmslow, UK. This is a hybrid role, working Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on site.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career within a global leading business. Waters offer excellent support, development and certified qualification within this role.

You will be responsible for invoice processing, query resolution, payments to vendors and building strong relationships with the buying teams. You will also have the opportunity to work on future projects, which will be of great interest and valuable experience.

If you are passionate about a career in accounting with drive and commitment, we would like to hear from you.

• Accounts Payable Invoice processing
• Processing fixed assets invoices
• Inter-company Invoice processing
• Answering vendor queries
• Updating Purchase order spreadsheets and understanding of PO usage in SAP
• General ledger account analysis
• Statement reconciliation
• Vendor aging clean-up
• Processing payments on a weekly basis
• Accounts Payable Project work
• Testing new ERP programs in P2P role
• Complete ad-hoc reporting and administrative tasks as needed, supporting the team as responsibilities evolve with company needs

Education: At least GCSE or equivalent level to include strong Maths and English, no formal accounting qualifications are required but preferred.

Experience:

• Accounts Payable experience
• SAP & Excel knowledge are beneficial
• SAP Ariba knowledge beneficial but not mandatory
• Additional language skills would be beneficial to support communication with international stakeholders, with Polish or German especially valuable.

Competencies:

• Good written and oral communication skills are required, to ensure succinct report generation, effective communication with staff, and peers across organisation.
• Must be able to work independently and communicate with all levels of the organisation.
• Computer literate – MS Suite.  Excel would be advantageous to produce reports and analyse data effectively.

In addition to salary, we work flexibly and provide 25 days holidays, excellent family friendly benefits such as attractive employer pension contribution, life assurance, income protection and private medical. With Waters, there are plenty of opportunities for you to grow, develop and contribute.

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.