Accounts Payable Senior Accountant

At Johnson Controls, we are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of people all over the world. How do we do this? By working together on holistic solutions for smarter buildings and cities today and tomorrow. By protecting people and the environment. By giving back in the communities we live in. By solving today’s challenges while constantly asking ‘what’s next?’ So, what’s next in your future?

Create your next opportunity and join us as an Accounts Payable Senior Accountant to join our Purchase to Pay department in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Job Scope & Purpose:

Our Accounts Payable coordinators team has high level of connections with multiple finance and operational business partners and is the first hand support to the business.


Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Manage complex end-to-end Accounts Payable process
• Sustain excellent communication and relationships with business partners and vendors
• Cooperate with Accounts Payable teams or other departments to find solution for outstanding issues, support with complex queries
• Work closely with local Business on critical issues
• Identification and resolution of issues and inconsistencies, suggesting appropriate corrective procedures, involvement in improvement projects
• Assist with current Accounts Payable workflow and provide input to ensure process is increasingly efficient
• Authorization and Audit of Payments, failed or returned payments resolution
• Review of supplier statement reconciliations, follow up with business on aged invoices
• Maintain record keeping systems, forms, policies, internal control documentation, and procedures related to Accounts Payables

Position Requirements:

• Fluent in English (C1), strong verbal and written communication skills
• Second European language is a plus
• 3+ years of experience in Accounts Payable/Finance processes and knowledge of accounting and accounts payable principles
• Understanding of inter-AP-departmental relations
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic skills in accounting software related to payables and vendor payments; and intermediate skills in Microsoft® Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research
• Excellent customer service, organizational, communication, and follow-up skills, with the ability to work in a fast paced team environment while meeting deadlines
• Solid self-management
• Team player with pro-active approach and problem solving personality
• Innovative and constantly looking for opportunities to improve
• Experience in working in Shared Service Centre/Retained/Outsourced environment

Benefits:

Besides a very pleasant and international work environment Johnson Controls offers various opportunities for future growth, a competitive salary, 13th salary, fully covered meal vouchers, monthly free workplace massage, winter vitamin package, onsite FIT days and a flexible benefit allowance so you can choose to tailor the rest of the benefits to suit your individual needs.

You will be based in our brand new offices opened in July 2017 and onsite facilities include a fitness center, canteen and nursery. If you are relocating to Bratislava to join JCI you will be eligible to receive a housing allowance to help you get your new life set up!

We look forward to receiving your application.