At Arla, we rely on a meticulous financial system to drive business forward. Currently we are looking for a P2P Senior Accountant, who fuelled by his passion and dedication will contribute to the performance culture within P2P team. Our accounts payable (AP) department keeps that system running smoothly by managing cash flow, and paying vendors. We are searching for a skilled Senior Accountant to join our accounts payable team to be part of the process, track, and record payments in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner.The accounts payable specialist will have both a day-to-day impact on financial transactions, keeping us on track, on time, and on good terms with our valued partners.
Welcome to Global Shared Services in Gdansk
Arla is a global farmer-owned organisation that is behind many well-known and loved brands, including Arla Apetina®, Castello®, Lurpak® and many, many more.
As a Senior Accountant, you become a part of our Global Shared Services in Gdansk. Here, you won’t find factory machines or farmers. Instead, you will join over 400 colleagues dedicated to supporting all of Arla with IT, HR, financial and procurement operations. Joining us, you will take part in our mission to makence in Gdansk, we offer you a lot of knowledge and the opportunity to partake in challenging and exciting innovation projects. As a part of the Arla organisation, you will also enjoy a Scandinavian, collaborative work culture. We are all on first name terms with each other, and we truly appreciate diversity and individuality.e a real difference for colleagues near and far.
With over 10 years of existence in Gdansk, we offer you a lot of knowledge and the opportunity to partake in challenging and exciting innovation projects. As a part of the Arla organisation, you will also enjoy a Scandinavian, collaborative work culture. We are all on first name terms with each other, and we truly appreciate diversity and individuality.
About the job
Our accounts payable (AP) department keeps that system running smoothly by managing cash flow, and paying vendors. We are searching for a skilled Senior Accountant to join our team to be part of the process, track, and record payments in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner.The accounts payable specialist will have both a day-to-day impact on financial transactions, keeping us on track, on time, and on good terms with our valued partners.
Specifically, you will:
- Verify and post PO and non-PO invoices in SAP in a timely manner and with the desired quality level
- Handle all discrepancies from the standard procedure as well as special, unique processes (utility, intercompany, etc.)
- Reconcile vendor accounts, balance sheet accounts, intercompany
- Consider and compare individual objectives to the team KPIs
- Support the company in optimizing our financial transactions and systems
- Strengthen and grow relationships with vendors through timely payment
- Ad-hoc reporting and escalations
Who are you?
You are a person who fulfil independently and without supervision assigned accounting activities with high quality. You are able to question status quo, eliminate wastes and address process gaps. As a Senior Accountant, you are perceiving quality as a team objective and make sure good practises are shared and issues addressed within all team members. Operational/internal controls area is known to you. You have an analytical skills and you are good in Excel to prepare risk/statistics analyses or reporting. You should also demonstrate best understanding of accounting principles and act in line with Arla’s character (lead/sense/create).
- Have approximately 3 years of experience, including at least 2 years in finance or accounting
- Have good Excel & Power Point knowledge (VBA/Power BI will be an advantage)
- Know accounting principles
- Have ability to work within tight operational deadlines and handle a number of tasks and priorities
- Have analytical skills
- Communicate effectively with both internal business partners of all levels and disciplines as well as external team members
- Speak English fluentlyhave analytical skills
- Have ability to work within tight operational deadlines and handle a number of tasks and priorities
About the job
Our accounts payable (AP) department keeps that system running smoothly by managing cash flow, and paying vendors. We are searching for a skilled Senior Accountant to join our team to be part of the process, track, and record payments in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner.The accounts payable specialist will have both a day-to-day impact on financial transactions, keeping us on track, on time, and on good terms with our valued partners.
Specifically, you will:
- Verify and post PO and non-PO invoices in SAP in a timely manner and with the desired quality level
- Handle all discrepancies from the standard procedure as well as special, unique processes (utility, intercompany, etc.)
- Reconcile vendor accounts, balance sheet accounts, intercompany
- Consider and compare individual objectives to the team KPIs
- Support the company in optimizing our financial transactions and systems
- Strengthen and grow relationships with vendors through timely payment
- Ad-hoc reporting and escalations
Who are you?
You are a person who fulfil independently and without supervision assigned accounting activities with high quality. You are able to question status quo, eliminate wastes and address process gaps. As a Senior Accountant, you are perceiving quality as a team objective and make sure good practises are shared and issues addressed within all team members. Operational/internal controls area is known to you. You have an analytical skills and you are good in Excel to prepare risk/statistics analyses or reporting. You should also demonstrate best understanding of accounting principles and act in line with Arla’s character (lead/sense/create).
- Have approximately 3 years of experience, including at least 2 years in finance or accounting
- Have good Excel & Power Point knowledge (VBA/Power BI will be an advantage)
- Know accounting principles
- Have ability to work within tight operational deadlines and handle a number of tasks and priorities
- Have analytical skills
- Communicate effectively with both internal business partners of all levels and disciplines as well as external team members
- Speak English fluentlyhave analytical skills
- Have ability to work within tight operational deadlines and handle a number of tasks and priorities
As a part of our team, you can expect from us:
- Relocation package
- Work in an international team in a matrix structure
- Friendly atmosphere & comfortable work place (Neptun office in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz)
- Medical care & life insurance
- Additional benefits like gym card, vouchers, travel points or cinema tickets, etc.
- Trainings with experts & professional induction in a new position
- Development possibilities while taking part in internal projects
- Chill out rooms with Xbox and the best coffee in the office
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Arla Global Shared Services
Moooo. We are Arla GSS and we deal with business the Scandinavian way.
You most likely associate us with brands like Arla Apetina, Lurpak or Castello. We are part of the global Arla Foods group employing over 20,000 people worldwide and delivering 25 trillion glasses of milk a year. That being said… At our office in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz we do not produce butter or cheese, nor do we conduct milk quality assessment.
We are a Global Shared Services Center and we deliver tens of projects in: Finance, IT, Global and Local HR, Risk Controls and Compliance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Customer Service, Member Service and Operations, European Transport Control Center, Supplier Quality Assurance.