Accountant recruitment
Purpose / Summary:
The position will cover the payable ledger towards our operational suppliers and your work will therefore play an important role also for our Operations in order to assist them in maintaining a smooth workflow. Your responsibilities will be focused on ensuring that Damco accounting payables section is aligned to the daily business requirements and lives up to local accounting legislation as well as the IAS/IFRS terms of good accounting practices
You will be one of our company’s main contact point for our suppliers and will have the responsibility to establish a good and co-operative relationship with these, assuring our company is always properly represented according to our values
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure 100% accuracy that payments are performed with correct amount and to correct supplier
- Ensure 95% of our invoices are paid on time once backlog has been cleared
- Implement supplier reconciliations on a quarterly basis in order to better monitor our payable situation and assist cost control department in prioritizing invoices to approve
Technical Skills:
- SAP (FI-CO)
- MS office (excel skill and good analytical ability required)
- AS400
Other requirements:
- Having about 5 years experience with accounting practices, handling of suppliers’ invoices and statements, as well as with payment processes and accounts reconciliations, will be a critical asset.
- Educational background in Economics is preferable however not required.
More specific requirements to be listed are:
- Accounting background and practical knowledge of debit and credit rules
- Experience with accounts’ reconciliations and payments
- Solid communication proficiency
- English knowledge in a good level (both spoken and written)
- Problem solving mindset and attitude to work as part of a team