Accounts Payable Accountant with German - Shared Services Center

IQVIA RDS Slovakia, s. r. o.

Place of work
Vajnorská 100/B, Bratislava
Contract type
full-time

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

PURPOSE
You will be responsible for processing Accounts Payable (AP) transactions through PeopleSoft Financial system. In this function your responsibility will be to ensure the IQVIA  information processed into PeopleSoft is in accordance to standard operating procedures (SOPs), task service levels, Sarbanes-Oxley Controls and Unit Service Level Agreements (SLAs).  Under supervision, your tasks will include routine accounting services to the business units. You will need to provide process expertise related to accounts payable and payment processing in a global shared service environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES.
Process Accounts payable related transactions in People Soft system – receive, validate and enter incoming invoices into system, ensure compliance with accounting and financial policies
Resolve issues by contacting suppliers, other IQVIA departments as necessary to ensure payment on time, e.g. request missing information, update invalid data, and file appropriate documents.
Identify, track and report accounting data accurately and follow-up on routine issues flagging non-standard issues to line manager.
Provide assistance to other team members including some mentorship to junior team members, as required ensuring that the group meets all SLAs and targets.
Provide standard and ad hoc reports as needed.
Flag problems with existing procedures and systems and make suggestions for improvements.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

Secondary with school-leaving examination
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Language skills

English - Advanced (C1) and German - Advanced (C1)

Personality requirements and skills

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Fluent English and German  
Knowledge of Accounts payable
Knowledge of VAT principles, detailed knowledge of Austrian VAT is a plus
Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Attention to detail as well as accurate and efficient data entry skills.
Ability to prioritize own workloads to meet deadlines.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and internal / external clients
Commitment to delivering quality results and overcoming challenges in a time-sensitive environment

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
High School and 1-2 years experience in office environment or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Experience with AP and VAT matters, detailed knowledge of Austrian VAT is a plus.
Experience of working in a Shared Service financial accounting role is a plus.
Willingness to learn and understand the end-to-end processes.
Knowledge of ERP financial systems and reporting tools, advanced data capture solutions and automated workflow tools (experience with PeopleSoft a plus).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Extensive use of keyboard requiring repetitive motion of fingers.
Extensive use of telephone and face-to-face communication requiring accurate perception of speech.
Regular sitting for extended periods of time.
May require occasional travel

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Brief description of the company

IQVIA™ is The Human Data Science Company™, focused on using data and science to help healthcare clients find better solutions for their patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offices a broad range of solutions that harness advances in healthcare information, technology, analytics and human ingenuity to drive healthcare forward.

We know that meaningful results require not only the right approach but also the right people. Regardless of your role, we invite you to reimagine healthcare with us. You will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward and ultimately improve human health outcomes.

Whatever your career goals, we are here to ensure you get there!
We invite you to join IQVIA™

Number of employees

1000 and more employees
ID: 3314292  Dátum zverejnenia: 20.3.2018