Job Description

At British Land we manage, develop and finance a portfolio of high quality properties. We are a FTSE100 company structured as a Real Estate Investment Trust. Places People Prefer is at the heart of what we do, we create outstanding places that make a positive difference to people’s everyday lives. We are proud of the scale of our portfolio: Nearly 100,000 people live or work in our properties. They are visited around 350 million times each year and over 1,000 different organisations have chosen of our properties as their home. We have £18.2bn assets under management of which we own £13.7bn; our portfolio includes UK retail, Central London offices and prime residential. We have a small head office of around 250 people and outsource many aspects of our business; the size of our team encourages increased responsibility and entrepreneurialism.

Role Description

Role Title Payment Operations Administrator

Location Marble Arch, London

Division Finance Operations

The Role

Being a key member of the Payment Operations team. We are looking for someone with great communications skills and a strong team player with a good awareness of deadlines. You will responsible for the ownership of a large number of high volume bank reconciliations with tight deadlines at crucial financial periods. You would also be responsible for being part of the day to day team processes of Payment Operations which will include making sure that invoices are paid within 30 days in accordance with our commitment to the Prompt Payment Code.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Matching and input of approx. 300 Invoices per week, ensuring that invoices meet all internal criteria before processing against a PO.
• Resolving queries from suppliers and colleagues for assigned portion of the ledger.
• Proactively chasing approvals for invoices which are not resolved by 30 days.
• Reconciliation of supplier statements on a monthly basis.
• Ensuring all KPI’s met.
• Ensuring all emails are resolved within one week of receipt.
• Assisting with weekly BACS cycle and raising CHAPS as needed.
• Experience in Petty Cash, Expense Claims would be advantageous.
• Ensure procedures and processes are adhered too.
• Ensuring all KPI’s met.
• Proactively ensure that invoices are paid within 30 days in accordance with our Commitment to the Prompt Payment Code.
• General ad-hoc duties as required.

Requirements

Essential

• Ability to solve problems and resolve queries in a timely manner.
• Methodical, highly organised, attentive to detail, able to prioritise.
• Great written and oral communication skills and a professional manner
• Strong team player.
• Excellent working knowledge of excel and word.
• Self-discipline, Confident, articulate, self-starter, accurate

Desirable

• Property/ECS experience
• Experience using QUBE Accounting

 

Please note that we endeavour to get back to all applicants within 28 days. If you haven’t heard from us within this period, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to solve problems and resolve queries in a timely manner. • Methodical, highly organised, attentive to detail, able to prioritise. • Great written and oral communication skills and a professional manner • Strong team player. • Excellent working knowledge of excel and word. • Self-discipline, Confident, articulate, self-starter, accurate