Accounts Payable Specialist with RussianAt Global Business Services, Warsaw, Włochy, ul. Krakowiaków

Miejsce pracy: Warszawa

About AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel has a passion for paint. We're experts in the proud craft of making paints and coatings, setting the standard in color and protection since 1792. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. Headquartered in the Netherlands, we operate in over 80 countries and employ around 35,000 talented people who are passionate about delivering the high performance products and services our customers expect. For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com.

Perks & Benefits

• Fresh Fruit
• Team Building Events
• Learning Cafeteria (incl. Percipio)
• CSR Initiatives
• Recognition
• Luxmed
• Multisport
• Additional Insurance

About the assignment

As a team member of Invoice to Pay structure, you will have an opportunity to build new finance processes from a scratch by taking part in transition in different European countries and not only!

Expert with Russian language which we are currently looking for will be responsible for executing a specific area of expertise in the Invoice to Pay process ensuring that that specific area is delivering the maximum contribution to the overall departmental targets.

What you can learn:

• how to build a Center of Excellence,
• cooperate as an expert in an international environment,
• drive various improvement projects and develop within the internal structure — horizontal and vertical (FP&A, Consolidation & Reporting, people management).
  
  

Key objectives of the job are:

• Supporting the initiatives that will deliver higher performance and less effort in the process.
• Monitoring process performance related KPIs and metrics to identify potential opportunities for improvements.
• Operationally performing specific purchase to pay activities (eg. review of payment proposals).
• Providing guidance to the transactional team for complicated cases.
• Supporting the transactional team in escalations.

Responsibilities:

• Communicating to internal/external stakeholders about change in the area of Invoice to Pay structure (eg. prepare documentation, prepare training, provide knowledge transfer etc).
• Increasing the efficiency of the process (eg. introduce automation with suppliers - EDI etc).
• Providing general ledger account coding when necessary and following up for approver input independently or in coordination with the BPO.
• Reviewing all vendor payments in accordance with AkzoNobel payment policies.
• Initiating requests for manual or urgent payments in accordance with company policy.
• Assisting in the management of the end-to-end (E2E) transactional process delivery (P2P) in line with defined quality and cost levels as set forth in the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Confirming master data details (eg. Approve financial data of suppliers).
• Supporting the transactional team with complicated incidents in the process (eg. complicated accounting postings).
• Supporting RtR/OtC in executing specific processes where collaboration is required (eg. Activities of MEC).

About you

• Experience in Accounts Payable related structure.
• Financial and business analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with internal/external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of SAP, with preference to SAP Vendor Invoice Management and SAP Finance.
• Knowledge of e-procurement suites (SAP SRM, SAP Ariba) will be a plus.
• Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business or equivalent.
• Very good communication in English and Russian (verbal and written).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel).

To apply for this opportunity, please enclose your CV in English.