Accounts Payable Assistant - Perm Contract (Dutch/any Nordic Language Preferred)
Inchinnan, Paisley
An excellent opportunity has arisen within the Thermo Fisher Scientific European Shared Service Centre for an ambitious individual to join a fast paced team within Accounts Payable. This role has become available due to extra work being brought into the team in relation to a high profile project.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience within an exciting and growing industry sector and work for a leading global Life Science organisation.
Why Thermo Fisher?
- Incentive targets – At Thermo Fisher we offer you the opportunity to achieve a personal incentive based on team KPI’s which could be worth up to £1,600 per year in addition to your basic salary.
- Planning of social events – At the monthly forum you will also have the chance to become involved with the planning of social events.
The role:
- Reconciling ERP uploads
- Dealing with queries in an efficient and timely manner
- Working as part of a large team who has responsibility for accurate and timely input of information (this is essential to the company’s payment processes – vendor invoices, and to the monthly reporting of results to the Corporation.)
- Timely checking and accurate processing of invoices and payments
- Interface with various internal departments and external suppliers to resolve any queries.
- Adhoc Project Work
- May perform other related/ad hoc tasks/projects as required and/or assigned.
Skills Required:
- Dutch/any Nordic Language fluent speaker preferred but not essential
- Experience in high volume, multi entity, multi currency processing function
- Self motivated and team focused
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to take ownership of tasks
- Demonstrate Risk and Control awareness
- Understanding and appreciation of audit, SOX requirements & VAT rules
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven track record liaising with personnel on all levels of seniority both internally and externally
- Educated to standard grade or equivalent
- Good understanding of EMEA VAT requirements
Education:
Educated to standard grade equivalent
Experience:
Commercial experience in an accounting department, ideally with experience in high volume processing functions, within a multinational environment
Knowledge of accounts payable preferred
Contacts:
Has contact with all level of company employees, outside agencies and consultants
Working Conditions:
Works in an open office environment with air conditioning. May, on a continuous basis, sit at desk for long periods of time. Regular viewing of computer monitor normal with telephone interruptions. There may be a requirement to work overtime on occasions.
Travel may be required
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