Accounts Payable Accountant Maia

Accounts Payable Accountant
Maia
Maia, Porto District, Portugal

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This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity – it’s how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises – to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

The position

We are currently looking for an Accounts Payable Accountant to join our Central Europe Cash Management team. The position will ideally be based in our site in Porto, Portugal and you will report to the Head of Cash Management, Central Europe Cluster.

This position has been created as part of our exciting acquisition of Piezocryst Gmb
H in Graz Austria, and you will be responsible for tasks related to Piezocryst as well as other companies in the Central Europe Cluster.

You will join a company on an exciting journey and a finance function in transformation, where the focus is on developing the finance organization, upgrading our ERP system and optimizing our processes.

You will be part of a truly global company with a strong growth agenda, you will interact with colleagues across the world and you will have a key role in our daily accounting operation and ongoing process optimisation.

Primary responsibilities

1. Responsible for Accounts Payable tasks, mainly within Piezocryst and other Central Europe based businesses.
2. Registering and posting incoming supplier invoices and matching invoices to purchase orders via electronic invoice scanning system in SAP.
3. Creating and maintaining vendor master data.
4. Processing weekly payments to suppliers.
5. Checking and paying travel expenses.
6. Participating in the monthly closing procedure, such as account reconciliations.
7. Answering queries from internal stakeholders.
8. Preparing documentation for auditors.
9. Assisting in streamlining and improving the accounts payable processes - identifying areas of performance improvement.
10. Solving various ad hoc tasks.
11. Involvement in treasury tasks like intercompany reconciliation and banking.
12. Prospective participation in Accounts Receivable tasks.

You have an Accounting or Finance Bachelor degree or a training/apprenticeship in the commercial field with several years (3-5 years) of professional experience with the mentioned tasks.

You have excellent communication skills in English and experience with SAP. Skills in German are an advantage. You also have experience with MS Office including Excel and you are passionate about participating in optimizing processes and procedures and motivated by achieving the goals as a team.

Personal skills

1. High degree of responsibility.
2. Good collaboration skills; a prominent team player providing good service both internally and externally.
3. Strong understanding of numbers and high attention to details.
4. Ability to structure a varying working day.
5. Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines.
6. Natural ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders with ease.
7. A
   - active and ambitious approach to your work and career.
8. Flexibility and thrive in a changeable environment.

We offer

Freedom with responsibility is the framework for HBK’s employees. This allows for a good balance between work and family life and for constant development of professional and personal skills in an international and enjoyable working environment.

One company – HBK

On 1 January 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged their activities into a new company called HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær). With more than 3, 500 employees worldwide and production facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, the USA, China and Portugal and presence in 80 countries, HBK is a leading player in the test and measurement area.