Talon has an exciting opportunity for an accounts payable lead to join our Finance team. The successful candidate must be a team player with strong people management skills and the ability to provide guidance and operational support to the AP team.
ABOUT TALON
At Talon, our purpose is to be the independent agency of choice providing a pioneering global platform for brands to connect with audiences in the outside world. We want to reimagine the industry to deliver greater value for our clients whilst inspiring people and caring for our planet. We’re passionate about OOH and are on a mission to drive the growth of this sector within the media industry – changing perceptions of it as a legacy medium to one that is highly effective, creative, sustainable, and measurable for our clients.
In our first 10 years, our desire to offer intelligent, creative, technology-led OOH solutions and a full-service OOH offering saw us grow into a team of over 300 people located in key cities across the globe. In that time, we have been awarded for our approach to our people, our clients and our industry and want to continue and expand upon these successes.
THE ROLE
The ideal candidate is professional, capable of managing and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment, and extremely self-motivated. This is an excellent opportunity to join our growing team!
RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS
- Lead team of accounts payable staff, including hiring, training, and supervising
- Responsible for effectively managing / improving relationships with company vendors (including monitoring the email box to is at 48-hour SLA).
- Perform weekly reviews of vendor accounts ensuring NetSuite agrees to Vendor statements
- Monitor Kefron ensuring accounts payable team are clearing down on a timely basis
- Monitor working capital impact of customer receipts (60day terms) versus vendor payments (30-day terms from date of receipt)
- Manage implementation of Plato US within the current accounts payable processes
- Responsible for any accounts payable audit requests
WORKING HABITS AND CORE SKILLS
- 3 – 5 years of Accounts Payable experience preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks
- Teachable and exceptional work ethic
YOUR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent attention to detail
- Experience in Media sector preferred but not essential
- Highly proficient in MS Excel
- Flexible with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Self-motivated with a positive and can-do attitude
- Ability to develop strong relationships across Talon and maintain credibility with a range of stakeholders
- Ability and willingness to get their sleeves rolled up and get into the detail
- NetSuite experience preferred but not essential
OUR VALUES AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
WE ARE BOLD
- We challenge respectfully
- We lead the way
WE ARE HUMAN
- We value collaboration and togetherness
- We are empathetic
WE ARE SMART
- We grow and learn
- We are trusted
- We are mission possible
Talon is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ and develop a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and brands that we represent.
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