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For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, we’ll take you there.
Serving the world from our Canadian home and our global offices, MDA is an international space mission partner and robotics & space operations, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth. Today, we're leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more.
We’re fueled by a pioneering spirit that carries us beyond. And together we enable highly skilled people to continually push boundaries and tackle big challenges requiring solutions that endure and inspire.
Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!
The role
We’re on the hunt for a part-time Accounts Payable Clerk on our MDA UK Finance Team at our Harwell Campus office.
MDA UK: MDA’s international footprint in the UK creates opportunities to work with some of the most exciting space industrial players in the country. Delivering all three business area capabilities in Geointelligence, Robotics & Space Operations, and Satellite Systems, our UK team provides support to our European-based customers while specializing in the development of advanced space sensors for exploration missions as well as space-based communication technology. As our presence grows overseas, so does our need for new ambitious team players to help us advance our place in the Universe and beyond.
Responsibilities:
- Match invoices to purchase orders and goods received notes
- Assign non-PO invoices for approval via Adobe e-signature & code accordingly
- Process approved invoices in the ERP system & allocate digital copies
- Identification of prepayments & accruals
- Checking & coding of employee expenses & company credit cards
- Prepare fortnightly payment runs of supplier invoices and expenses
- Post bank transactions in the ERP system
- Pro-active management of the purchase ledger
- Perform month-end processing tasks and reconciliations
- Reconcile supplier statements
- Ownership of the finance email inbox
- Consider ways to make the purchase ledger function more efficient
- Assist with month end data entry of journals & other ad hoc requirements
- Liaise with external and internal audit
Suitable candidates will ideally have the following attributes
- Excellent communication skills
- Organised with a high attention to detail
- Be able to work well as part of a team
- Be able to self-motivate, manage own workload & be pro-active
- Strong Excel skills (sumifs, vlookups, autofiltering etc)
- Willingness to learn & develop
- Ability to prioritise & meet deadlines
We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.
We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s leadership in this next golden age.
Benefits statement
MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; private healthcare, disability income protection, life insurance, pension plan; and an employee assistance program. We also have a Hybrid work model in place, for a better work/life balance.
Equal opportunity statement
MDA is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.
