Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Place of work
Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Wage (gross)
From 1 500 EUR/monthMinimum base salary for this job from 1500EUR gross/month/full time. Our offer to you may be higher based on your skills and experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.*

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

About the role
Do you like working with different cultures? Then it's the best choice for you to apply for this position as we are working in an international environment with colleagues across the world. We are a company that supports curious young people with learning appetite, willing to accept new opportunities.
You will perform cash & cost operations tasks: invoice and travel expense handling and entering into accounting and closing activities related to these tasks. You might enjoy being in daily contact with colleagues from other locations resolving discrepancies on invoices and travel reimbursements. You will experience fresh team with team members that support each other and help new-joiners to get quickly on board.
Still not sure if you should apply?

Let us walk you through your future day at work:
• You will be responsible for one big location or more smaller locations
• Your daily morning task will be to post supplier invoices and employee travel claims into General Ledger, answer queries from our internal colleagues or external suppliers
• During first three months advanced colleagues will train you to perform additional tasks like deputation of other countries, reconciliation and handling closing activities
• You will certainly like liaising with local offices and suppliers to make sure all invoices are properly accounted in line with all local requirements and paid on time
• Every month end and quarter end we will expect you to check if everything you processed was correctly posted and all balances are matching, you will be able to handle re-bookings, corrections and open balances, investigate and solve aging items
• We know you will encounter errors from time to time however we can help you with resolving them quickly
• There will be a chance to work on preparation of presentations and present it to wider audience
• The best part of our job is to investigate/resolve queries from staff and external parties (mainly suppliers). We make sure that you feel energized by rotating responsibilities
• You will participate on projects to improve existing processes
We are convinced you still need some more info for your decision

The Accounts Payable and Travel Expenses Team consists of 27 people and is in charge of processing of all invoices and traveler reports in Swiss Re locations worldwide. Teams cover European and Asian locations, South Africa and Australia.

Why is our job very important? Timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices is critical to ensure a good reputation of our company. On the other hand, timely travel reimbursements do make our internal employees satisfied.
Another aspect of our work is involvement in both global and team projects and initiatives. We will inspire you to bring and develop new ideas and solutions and therefore have a chance to influence how things are being done here and if necessary to change them. We all work together as one team, we like to spend time together. So, are you in now?

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

Let us describe yourself
• You are experienced professional with at least 2 years of practice in the field of finance / accounting, economics and have Secondary Economic School or Secondary Grammar school or University degree preferably in the area of finance, banking, accounting, economics
• You speak English fluently, you have no problem to write emails and have a call via Skype. You are able to manage the stakeholders effectively and solves business problems using own initiative ...
• We consider it as advantage if you speak any other European language
• You possess high level of accounting knowledge (Understanding of balance sheet accounts, P&L accounts, control accounts and the link between these accounts. You also understand bookings made by AP team and its effect on the statements
• You have very good comprehension of MS Office (Excel – Formulas: SUM,IF,VLOOKUP, Conditional and basic formatting, Advanced Filter, graphs, pivot table, macro), MS Power Point
• You have proven organizational and time management skills; ability to handle multiple priorities with pro-active approach
• You are self-motivated team player who is willing to learn and adjust to new circumstances when necessary
• Previous experience with participation on a project is an advantage

*We are required by law to disclose basic wage component (minimum salary) for the advertised positions. We carefully consider your professional competencies, qualifications and experience in our compensation package and/or when offering you other positions. Our compensation philosophy is to pay fairly, also considering market situation and the value employees may bring to Swiss Re.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

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Brief description of the company

As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, we offer as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.

Number of employees

1700 and more employees

Company address

Contact

Contact person: Lucia Vargova

ID: 3773399  Posting date: 15.5.2020  Basic salary component (gross): 1 500 EUR/month