Managed Service Contracts Administrator

This role sits within the MSC Administration department of this established and successful organisation and will be responsible for ensuring all MSC's invoicing processes, both sales and purchase, follows best practice.

The MSC Administration department plays a key part in ensuring the effective delivery of company and third-party products to its customers. Therefore, being able to partner both internal and external stakeholders to ensure that all customer orders and expectations are fulfilled and to react promptly to challenges is a requirement for this position.

Reporting to the Finance Analyst, this individual will support with month end duties such as revenue and cost recognition, as well as providing the required commentary for month end closure. There will also be opportunities to support in continuous process improvement projects.

Our client expect growth within its MSC portfolio, emphasising the importance of this role and the opportunity it offers to play a vital part in the future performance of the business and to the success of a high performing team.

Essential Requirements

·         SAP experience, particularly with the SD module and raising purchase orders

·         Ability to work fluently with all basic Microsoft office products

·         Report writing, good level of written English

Desirable Requirements

·         AAT qualification

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will possess a strong work ethic, a ‘can do’ attitude and a desire to consistently build on past successes to achieve results.

Experience of working in an autonomous role would be desirable, showing that they can work independently with a logical and structured approach that can be followed by others. Maintaining and enhancing the quality of data, both within and outside of SAP, is of upmost importance in this role. Previous experience of successfully executing this would be advantageous.

Communication, professionalism and passion will also be key ingredients to be successful in this role as this will enable the successful candidate to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to maximise customer service delivery.

The ideal candidate will have had solid experience of working with SAP and in particular the SD module, showing a thorough understanding of contract setup and maintenance processes. Experience of raising and maintaining supplier purchase orders within SAP is also highly desired.

An appreciation of the accruals and matching accounting concepts will also be desirable to provide sufficient support with month-end procedures.

Skills, Knowledge and Aptitude

Communications - Excellent verbal and written skills. Understands requirements for timely and effective communication to the right people         

Confidentiality - Understands that sensitive and confidential information must be treated in the strictest confidential manner, in line with the Confidentiality Policy and compliance code

Organisation - Ability to balance demand and resource; ensuring optimum performance levels and best outcome for the company

Focus to results - Fully understands all KPI targets, company objectives and maintains focus to achieve these on time within constraints

Listening Skills - Ensure optimum listening and acknowledgement skills are utilised to ensure full scoping

Decisive - Makes timely, informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals, constraints, and risks. Considers lessons learned from experience, balances analysis, wisdom, experience, and perspective when making decision

Cooperation/Teamwork - Works harmoniously with others to get a job done; responds positively to instructions and procedures; able to work well with staff, co-workers, peers and managers; shares critical information with everyone; helps to set a tone of Co-operation within the work group and across groups; coordinates own work with others; seeks opinions; values

Attention to detail - Thorough, methodical and precise approach to role, tasks and projects

Self-motivator - Ability to look for and take empowerment, does what needs to be done, without influence from other people or situations.  Fully engaged and can find a reason and strength to complete a task, even when challenging, without giving up or needing another to encourage them.

Innovative - Looks for innovative ways, to make changes and or find efficiencies or improvements

Time Management - Has a sense of urgency and can balance demand with resource

Job Title: Managed Service Contracts Administrator

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: up to £33,500 + discretionary company bonus (up to £5,500) + discretionary KPI bonus (up to £1,200) PLUS more including Pension, BUPA, 28 days’ leave PLUS bank holidays

Hours of Work: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday

Job Type: Permanent

Job Reference: AH10295

Wilde Associates is working in the capacity of an Employment Agency for this role