Accounts Payable Clerk

About Crown Lift Trucks Ltd

Crown is one of the world’s largest material handling companies with a reputation for award-winning product design, advanced engineering & technology, as well as superior after‑sales service. For 80 years, Crown’s business philosophy has utilised vertically integrated processes to design, manufacture, and distribute forward‑thinking, innovative solutions that improve customers’ productivity and operating efficiency. Crown produces a broad range of forklifts, batteries and chargers as well as automation solutions and fleet management technologies, and warehouse solutions products and design services.

Since its founding in 1945, the family‑owned company has placed the customer at the heart of its business. This commitment is reflected in its brand promise: “When every minute matters, customers can count on Crown to keep their businesses moving.”

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Payable Clerk in a strongly growing business based full‑time in our Basingstoke office.

The advertised Accounts Payable Clerk role will sit alongside the existing Accounts Payable Clerk and have shared responsibility between the two employees of the tasks listed below.

• Process purchase invoices and credit notes through Vantage, PTP and Baan
• Process intercompany invoices and credit notes through Vantage, PTP and Baan
• Review employee credit card expenses on a monthly basis
• Administration of engineers expenses on a monthly basis
• Process Bacs and manual payments in Baan and banking platform ensuring approvals in line with DOA
• Post and allocate payments in Baan
• Monthly reconciliation of supplier accounts to supplier statements
• Respond to AP queries and resolve discrepancies with suppliers
• Set up new and maintain suppliers
• AP month end and year end processing including but not limited to
  • Reconcile AP ledger to the GL
  • Run AP aged creditor listing and clear debit balances
  • General overhead accruals and prepayment postings
  • Intercompany reconciliations on a monthly basis
  • Assist with audit matters
• Assist with AP payments forecast and manage payments to targets
• Comply with policies, procedures and internal controls including DOA (approval authorities)
• Maintain AP records and ensure processes are documented and kept up to date
• All other AP related tasks and ad hoc projects

• Transactional based role focusing on the day‑to‑day underpinnings of the accounts payable process
• Ability to effectively process and manage a high volume of transactional and processing work
• Pro‑active ‘can do’ approach
• Experience of intercompany posting and reconciliation desired but not required
• Team player
• Tenacious with the ability to challenge non‑compliance
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to communicate clearly in a professional manner by phone, email and face to face
• Confident personality and able to use own initiative without constant supervision
• Experience of working through change and driving efficiencies
• Experience of handling queries and successful resolution of complex situations
• Well organised with the ability to plan work load and work to deadlines

• Hours of Work:
  Monday to Friday, 37 hours
• Package:
  Competitive Salary
• Holidays: 25 days holiday
• Pension:
  Company pension plan

• Company pension plan.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Excellent discount scheme with access to the best perks from some of the UK’s biggest brands.
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At Crown, we know that our employees are the driving force behind our success in the material handling industry. We cultivate a culture of passionate people and inspired innovation. In fact, throughout Crown’s history, more than 1,000 employees have reached a 25‑year milestone, and we are proud to have travelled their career paths with them.

From employee training and development to competitive compensation packages, we invest in our employees, knowing that people are always at the core of what moves us forward.