AP/AR Accountant

at  Vestas

FINANCE > FINANCE OPERATIONS NCE> PROCESS EXCELLENCE & ACCOUNTING COMP

As Accountant for Accounts Payable and Receivable you will be part of the Regional Finance team in region Northern and Central Europe (NCE) and collaborate closely with the different Finance functions in the NCE region, various stakeholders in other functions as well as a Shared Service Center located in Manila. The Regional Finance team in NCE is covering the full scope from Finance to Business Performance Management to be compliant with both IFRS and local statutory accounting regulations. As the Accountant for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable your main responsibilities will be monitoring and controlling the processes, supporting in critical cases as well as identify and encourage improvements to further strengthen the processes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant education / degree most likely within Finance or similar combined with at least 2 years’ work experience from either Accounts Payable or Receivable (preferably in an international environment)
• Accounting skills, knowledge of accounting principles and process mindset
• Knowledge and experience within SAP ERP FI & CO module
• Knowledge with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Fluent in English (requirement) and German (preferable)

• Responsible for the distribution of all service invoices across the entire Region
• Effectively engage and collaborate with Shared Service Center, procurement and other business stakeholders, in order to solve operational issues and problems with speed and quality
• Monitor and control processes around Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable with focus on critical items
• Review and analyse daily and monthly reports provided by Shared Service Center
• Continuous improvement of financial / accounting processes to increase operational effectiveness
• Coordination and support of audit requests with group and local auditors
• Ensure adherence to Group financial processes, compliance rules/policies and Vestas guidelines