The Role

As a member of our Finance team reporting to the US Accounting Manager, this role will provide accounting support for Factor’s U.S. & International operations. The role will be a primary business contact for our third-party accounting provider in Poland, assisting in various finance and accounting tasks.  You will also be a main finance contact for our Wroclaw Center of Excellence, supporting operations, HR, finance, and executive leadership in finance matters. You will have ownership of the Accounts Payable process in Poland and help to manage the global AP function overall. This role will be heavily involved in ensuring the accuracy of invoice postings, working with our various business contacts in verifying invoices and coding, maintaining necessary accruals for invoices as part of our close process, and assisting in the weekly payment process to vendors. In addition to Accounts Payable, the role will contribute to Accounts Receivable by reviewing bank activity and working with customers to successfully get invoices paid and cash applied. You will also help prepare standard journal entries as part of the month end close process and assist our third-party providers in preparing monthly payroll. The position will operate as the primary point of contact for Finance-related work in our Poland office and understand when to escalate work to the Accounting Manager. This position requires a hands-on approach without losing sight of the bigger picture.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for Accounting to drive best practices for a newly spun company. We’re looking for someone who can spot issues, resolve problems, and build strong relationships within the company. We have a casual, high-trust office environment and are looking for the right person to take us forward.  

Remote work (during pandemic-time), and a plan to work on-site in Wrocław in the future.

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Maintain regular communication with vendors and key internal departments, including   operations, IT, FP&A and 3^rd party accounting, payroll, and tax providers
• Ensure accurate setup and maintenance of Accounts Payable vendor database
• Ensure accurate and timely processing and coding of operational expenses
• Generating weekly and emergency pay run registers for approval, and processing final approved registers for payment with banking partners
• Research and respond to inquiries regarding payment issues and problems
• Review banking information for cash receipts and applying those receipts to open invoices
• Working with customers and internal partners regarding open invoices and cash application issues
• Work with third party providers to help process monthly payroll, and help support payroll questions
• Work with our third-party providers to book journal entries during month-end close
• Develop improvements to existing systems and implement processing efficiencies
• Additional duties as assigned

Essential Criteria:

• 3+ years of experience in General Ledger accounting, preferably for a global company
• Proficient in business English
• University Degree in accounting/finance
• Demonstrate advanced understanding of financial accounting, reporting and internal controls
• Hands-on experience in driving continuous improvement
• Relevant accounting qualifications
• ACCA / CIMA preferred
• Strong user knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially Excel)
• Good organizational skills as well as strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic and fast paced environment
• Be a strong team player
• Public accounting experience preferred
• Experience with Bill.com preferred