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 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.

Specifically, you will:

• 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,
• Apply a broader perspective to reduce process wastes and eliminate root causes of the issues,
• 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 payments,
• Handle Ad-hoc tasks 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 mind and you are good in Excel to prepare risk/statistics analyses or reporting. Being open towards process improvements along with rational approach and proper fact analysis is an attitude we would value.  You should also demonstrate best understanding of accounting principles and act in line with Arla’s character (lead/sense/create).

Furthermore, you:

• Have approximately 3 years of experience, including at least 2 years in finance or accounting,
• Have an SAP experience,
• Have good Excel & Power Point knowledge,
• Know accounting principles,
• Have an ability to work within tight operational deadlines and handle several tasks and priorities,
• Have analytical skills,
• Communicate effectively with both internal business partners of all levels and disciplines as well as external team members,
• As we work in an international setup – English fluency is a must.
• Have technical (VBA/Power BI will be an advantage) or leadership or project management skills