The Company
At Stamicarbon, the innovation and license company of MAIRE Group, we develop, design and license futureproof, innovative fertilizer plant technologies, with urea, green ammonia and nitric acid being our core businesses. Using more than 75 years of knowledge and experience, we offer our customers customized solutions and services to maintain, improve and optimize plants, such as process engineering, proprietary equipment, and full life cycle plant support. We take pride in being innovative and developing reliable, safe and sustainable fertilizer solutions.
From our headquarters in Sittard in the south of the Netherlands, we serve several hundred customers in more than 80 countries, with a proven track record of more than 1.000 sold licenses.
The Challenge
In this role you are responsible for accounts payables, payments and closing period booking entries (VAT, accruals, etc.), to check if the payable invoices are compliant with the Purchase Orders/Contracts terms and conditions and to process the invoices for maintaining accounts payable sub-ledger and preparing the payment schedule accordingly. At the end of each period, ensures that the appropriate closing entries (VAT, accruals, etc.) are affected and the fiscal arrangements are completed. You deal with strictly confidential business information.
You contact Suppliers and correct differences and deviations of invoices from the contractual terms and conditions.

MAIN JOB REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

• A minimum of 3 years work experience in similar positions;
• Vocational Education in Business Administration;
• Up to 3 year experience as general ledger or sub-ledger administrator;
• Knowledge of the payment processes, purchase order processes;
• Good understanding of the accounting principles and methods;
• IFRS Knowledge;
• Knowledge of Dutch/European and Extra European VAT systems;
• Knowledge of the Dutch Fiscal Laws and Regulations;
• Solid MS-Office Knowledge (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook);
• SAP knowledge;
• Business process knowledge;
• Good communication, fluent in English.
  The Reward
  Stamicarbon offers a rewarding and challenging job with opportunities for personal input. The organization is 100% internationally focused, has the ambition to expand and offers individual possibilities to learn and develop in a true business environment. There is an open and very pleasant atmosphere with plenty of room for discussion with highly committed fellow professionals and a good sense of humor. Terms and conditions of employment as well as fringe benefits are above market standards.
  Stamicarbon’s Head office is located in Sittard, Limburg, The Netherlands. For further information about this position, please contact us via recruitment@stamicarbon.com

• Check invoices for completeness (including relevant VAT numbers and text) and compliance with the related Purchase Orders / Contracts terms and conditions;
• Report differences and deviations from Purchase Orders / Contracts to the HOD;
• In case of differences and deviations, contact the suppliers and check the possible corrections;
• Correct within authorization and as instructed;
• Reports to HOD about the results of follow-up with Suppliers;
• Analyze price differences (actual versus contractual) on purchase orders and contacts the respective responsible manager for Purchase Orders / Contracts in case of differences;
• Check and analyze the status of goods / services receipts and invoicing;
• Check relevant creditor accounts, report to the management in cases of differences;
• Supervise reminders to departments so that they observe the procedures foreseen by SAP for bookkeeping/payment of invoices;
• Process invoices, check on required authorizations, if applicable, and add to payment proposal list;
• Maintain the accounts payable processes and bookkeeping in SAP system;
• Give extra attention to unapproved invoices and reports to the HOD when payments become past due and handle reminders of suppliers in cases of late payments;
• Elaborate the payment plan and prepare the necessary file for further uploading into remote banking system;
• Maintain a cash flow plan in order to be able to control the company’s resources to effect payments timely and safely and alerts HOD of any shortage of resources;
• Prepare and effect the closing period entries relevant to VAT, accruals, etc. at the end of each period and co-ordinates with the HOD to ensure their correctness;
• Arrange the fiscal requirements as per the applicable regulations;
• Observe deadlines relating to the end of accounting periods and therefore to the book-keeping of invoices for the relevant periods;
• Ensure reliability and timeliness of the Group Reporting with regards to account payables, closing period entries, VAT, accruals and fiscal arrangements;
• Support the HOD concerning the contacts and meetings with the external auditors and prepares accounting dossiers for it;
• Generate financial surveys by cost center (statistical data, overdue payments, etc.);
• Signal possible process improvements in the system to HOD and does proposals for improving the procedures in the payable invoices process.
  The Candidate