General information
Company / Establishment
A long-established Specialty chemicals producer with a Platinum Ecovadis rating based in the North East of England, supplying over 400 customers via 2 manufacturing sites with its own R&D facilities
Our 4 key businesses are: Personal Care, Proprietary Reduced Environmental Impact products, Solvent Recovery, Custom Manufacturing to serve sectors including Cosmetics, Oil & Gas, Homecare, Animal Nutrition, Lubricants
What makes the difference?
- We are a top tier COMAH site where Health and Safety is at the core of how we operate, we pride ourselves on an excellent health and safety record and work hard to ensure the safety of all
- Our people are our biggest asset and we have long been a champion of the Better Health at Work programme having gained ‘maintaining excellence' rating for many years. This also extends to a strong ethos of support and opportunity for progression of our staff
Would you like to join an innovative group with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a culture of excellence?
The Seqens story began in 2003 in the Lyon, France area. Since then, the group has grown steadily to become a major global player in pharmaceutical solutions and specialty ingredients. We offer our customers contract manufacturing services and a broad portfolio of active ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates. Today, Seqens employs nearly 3,300 people across 3 continents and 9 countries. With 16 production sites and 9 R&D centers, we support over 1,500 customers worldwide
Reference
2025-1684
Position description
Job Family / Sub-family
Finances - Accounting & Consolidation
Contract type
Permanent
Job title
Accounts Assistant - Accounts Payable M/F/D
Position Context:
Working in the Finance Team and reporting to the Site Finance Systems Accountant to ensure all purchase invoices are input in a timely and accurate manner, to obtain relevant credits from suppliers and to assume responsibility for making BACS payments, generating coding and checking invoices, working out VAT payments, checking and reconciling statements and dealing with all purchase enquiries.
Main tasks :
• Process supplier invoices and credit notes into the accounting system, in a timely and accurate manner
• Process business expense returns and reconcile business expense accounts
• Provide Creditor information for accurate Cashflow Forecasts on a weekly basis
• Processing payments via BACS system, and online banking (including Foreign, Urgent, One-Off and Proforma Payments)
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Manage supplier accounts with regard to resolution of queries
• Running GRNI and Debit Balance reports, investigating and clearing balances where possible
• Provide support to the Finance Team with month-end procedures, including income and expenditure reconciliations using a reporting system (Jet report)
• Provide accurate and timely information to external auditors when required
Required skills :
• Good attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to investigate discrepancies
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Good organisational and planning skills
• Excellent IT Skills (Microsoft Office, SharePoint etc.)
• Knowledge of ERP Systems (SAP, Navision)
• Must be eligible to work in the UK
• Must have a minimum of 4 GCSE’s Grade 4 (C) or above including Maths and English
At Seqens Custom Specialties, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to; race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability and religion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and join us in fostering a culture of respect, openness and inclusion.
Should you have any accessibility requirements that would facilitate your application process, please email careersuk@seqens.com
Position location
Job location
United Kingdom, England, Middlesbrough
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