Senior Admin Assistant , International Overheads , Accounts Payable

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Senior Admin Assistant, International Overheads

Responsible to: Head of Shared Services

Department: Finance

Location: Balmoral House, Bury

Hours: 40 hrs per week

Role Overview

Ensure accurate processing of invoices to pre agreed KPIs. The international overheads purchase ledger team consists of 5 people

Key Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensure all duties on internationall purchase ledgers are conducted accurately and on time.
• Processing of weekly payment runs to an agreed forecast
• Accurately allocate payments and receipts to ledgers
• Point of escalation for supplier and internal queries
• Reconcile supplier statements and chase outstanding documentation as required
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with suppliers and colleagues
• Identifying areas of improvement within the team and implement relevant training to ensure that capability of the team remains high.
• Cashbook reconciliations and month-end balances
• Apply strong controls to deliver a robust and efficient month-end closure process
• Manage all aspects of staff management,including regular 121 reviews and assesing development needs.

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

Thank you for your time

#JD