Through our market leadership positions in Sports Medicine, Trauma, Orthopaedic Reconstruction and Advanced Wound Management, our 16,000 employees continue to improve outcomes and expand access, constantly striving to create value for healthcare professionals, patients, payers and shareholders.
We are looking for a skilled financial specialist to join our Smith &Nephew accounts payable team, working for Austria, Germany, Switzerland. The successful candidate will primarily be responsible for processing accounts payable invoices in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner. The activities will include prompt resolution of vendor queries along with vendor statement reconciliations and ad-hoc analysis. This role will also support implementation of improvement opportunities and building relationships across Smith & Nephew business. This is a full time, permanent position.
responsibilities:
- Process AP documents accurately and in a timely manner
- Ensure that timelines and quality meet the agreed service levels and targets
- Ensure invoice compliance with accountancy, tax, local, legal rules and customer accounting standards
- Assist in month end closing ( PEC activities in line with the internal deadlines)
- Resolve accurately and on time all vendors and internal customer queries (CRC)
- Participate in process improvement projects or exercises
- Preparing daily, weekly, monthly reports
education:
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree
- Bachelor degree in finance or accounting would be an asset
experience:
- 1+ year of experience in accounting, preferably Accounts Payable
- Experience in an international environment (SSC, GBS) would be an asset
competences:
- Fluent German (verbal and written)
- English on communicative level (verbal and written)
- Possess strong and accurate data entry skills
- Ability to work under pressure with excellent organizational and problem solving skills
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with others in a professional and objective manner, in both oral and written form
- Must have high attention to detail along with a high level of accuracy
nice to have:
- Proficiency with accounting system- SAP
at Smith & Nephew we offer:
- private health care | multisport card | life insurance
- subsidies for trainings | postgraduate studies
- annual bonus | sharesave plan | going extra miles program
- subsidized meals and fruits | integration parties
- possibility of working remotely | flexible working hours
- possibility of growth in the life sciences start-up company
- caring, collaborative and courageous business environment
- relaxation zones in the modern workplace
care | multisport
card | life
insurance
trainings |
postgraduate
studies
sharesave plan |
going extra
miles program
meals and fruits |
integration parties
working
remotely |
flexible working
hours
growth in the life
sciences start-
up company
collaborative
and courageous
business
environment
zones in the
modern
workplace