Accounts Payable Analyst

About the Job

Overview

Waters are seeking a highly organized, analytical and motivated Accounts Payable Analyst to reconcile the Global GR/IR accounts in preparation for our S/4 implementation. This position is a hybrid role, requiring on-site work at our Wilmslow offices in Cheshire on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. It is a fixed-term contract, finishing July/August 2026.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and clear the GR/IR accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies between goods or services received and the corresponding invoices.
• Liaise with internal business partners, external vendors, and other departments to resolve issues, provide guidance, and obtain required information.
• Extract data, perform analysis, and generate reports for management and auditors.
• Assist with internal and external audits by providing documentation, responses, and supporting data for GR/IR related requests.
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments by reviewing them for accuracy.
• Develop standard operating procedured for GR/IR processes for SAP ECC clean up and S/4 ongoing support.
• Other Ad-Hoc reporting and administrative duties as required.

Qualifications

Education: Degree or equivalent experience in Finance Administration.

Experience:

• 2+ years’ experience in accounts payable, accounting or procure to pay role
• Proficient in SAP
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis, including VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and conditional formatting.
• Strong time management and organizational skills with an ability to prioritize workload and multitask several activities at the same time.

In addition to salary, we work flexibly and provide 25 days holidays, excellent family friendly benefits such as attractive employer pension contribution, life assurance, income protection and private medical. With Waters, there are plenty of opportunities for you to grow, develop and contribute.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.