Accounts Payable Administrator

Date: May 7, 2025

Location: Newington, CT, US

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

 

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Accounting Administrator (Accounts Payable) performs accounts payable duties in a timely manner. They possess strong organizational skills to maintain an efficient work environment as well as collaborate with team members and perform other adhoc duties as required/needed. They are able to maintain Accounts Payable updates and reconciled to with the bank statements and A/P ledger on a weekly basis. 

Job Responsibilities

  • Collaborate effectively with suppliers/vendors, and internal customers - such as Procurement, Purchasing, and Receiving.
  • Process A/P invoices, verifying proper approval and support documentation, assigning proper G/L coding, review and validation of compliance to the corporate policies.
  • Complete bank account reconciliation.
  • Accounting: Coordinate the monthly financial close process, including ensuring all cost incurred are properly recorded, preparing/reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations. Identify and resolve financial accounting issues.
  • Maintain Infor LN A/P sub ledger reconciliation to A/P G/L accounts I on a weekly basis; while properly classifying, posting and recording A/P data. 
  • Familiar with automated ERP and A/P processes, ACH, SCF Supply Chain Finance, 3 Way Match process, EDI portals.
  • Ability to provide weekly payment projections for current month and quarter, Monitor recurring expenses in order to properly account for in the monthly accruals and projections.
  • Performs other duties, tasks and responsibilities as assigned, including cross training activities.

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • 2 years of experience in accounts payable, including experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Mid to high-level experience with MS Excel, including functions such as pivot tables, formulas and v-lookups
  • Associate's degree in accounting, or related filed
  • A/R experience / exposure
  • Experience with SAP and/or ERP system (Infor LN preferred)

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.  And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

 

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

 

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN.  We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.  It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’.  By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ​