Expense Accountant Lead

Key duties and responsibilities:

Standard of Service Delivery

• Support and work closely with other global and central accounting teams and actively participate in communities, working in an open and collaborative manner with all accounting professionals and other stakeholders.
• Build strong expertise and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the quality of services delivered.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in quarter-end and year-end closing activities, including accruals and reconciliations.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives aimed at optimizing efficiency and effectiveness within the accounts payable function.
• Generate reports and provide analysis as needed to support management decision-making and financial reporting requirements.

Accounts payable

• Ensure the process of invoice management, external and internal, is consistent and efficient from reception to payment (incl. check address, VAT and IBAN)
• Check and process electronic invoices from supplier invoices via Ariba-SAP MM/SAP Cockpit (ReadSoft), with integrated digital approval workflow, including support for internal users
• Ensure adherence to established procedures for vendor setup.
• Manage payment proposals and provide input for liquidity planning
• Ensure timely and accurate reconcilaion of intercompany transactions in alignment with the closing calendar.
• Justify and clear P2P and bank suspense items
• Answer Vendor & requestors reminders
• Review analyses/commentaries for balance sheet and P&L accounts
• Ensure open items of all accounts are justified
• Follow the closing operations (Accruals, Deferred charges, etc.)

Accounts Receivable

• Ensure accurate, efficient, and timely management of the customer invoicing process.
• Ensure the "Mirroring" of Intra-Group customers invoices with direct bookings of intercompany invoices in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable, using correct VAT codes and reclassification to avoid any intercompany discrepancies.
• Control internal and external automatic recharges (PAPM) with the various actors (Group Cost Controlling & Budget, Tax department and SAP Support).
• Take all necessary actions to promptly clear accounts receivable and cash suspense accounts for incoming payments on a daily basis.
• Act as an interface between the Group's foreign entities and the reporting department concerning the re-invoicing of intragroup recharges (follow up complaints, respond to requests for information).
• Carry out a quarterly review of unpaid invoices and send the necessary reminders.
• Ensure Allowances for Doubtful Accounts are properly assessed.
• Ensure justification of accounts; and outstandings are followed quarterly and customer "aged balance" are justified.

Accounting Fixed Assets

• Manage creation of assets and amortization periods
• Ensure depreciation is properly accounted for
• Monitor inventories (assets output)

Documentation for internal and external auditors

• Provide external auditors with necessary information regarding all accounts and business transactions.

Required experience & competencies

• 5+ year's experience with accounting principles and methodologies
• Ability to manage deadlines and prioritize effectively.
• Proven ability to manage and prioritize a demanding workload and multiple tasks in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment, while maintaining flexibility and assertiveness when needed.
• Demonstrate experience collaborating in a multicultural environment with teams across diverse geographic locations
• Proactive communicator with strong oral and written skills, complemented by effective influencing, negotiation, and motivational capabilities.
• Advanced Excel Skills: Strong capabilities in Microsoft Excel, including the use of complex formulas, pivot tables, etc.,
• Follows through on commitments and can be counted on to act with integrity.

Benefits:

• Fixed Salary package
• Meal Vouchers
• Life insurance
• Medical insurance
• Training/Courses

Program de lucru:
9-18 luni vineri

Locatie:
Bucuresti