AP Accounting Officer

Are you looking to grow your accounting career in an international logistics company?

As our new AP Accounting Officer, you will become part of a motivated and collaborative team where your expertise and ideas will truly make a difference.

What you’ll do as an AP Accounting Officer:

• You are part of the AP team by promoting task rotation, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning to strengthen team capabilities and coverage.
• You execute the daily operations of the AP team to ensure efficient workflow and timely, accurate payment activities.
• You ensure proper validation, coding, and booking of AP invoices, including both general expenses and operational cost allocations, in compliance with accounting policies.
• You develop operational knowledge in logistics to enhance accuracy in cost allocations and accrual controls.
• You manage accrual bookings to ensure completeness and accuracy of costs in each financial period, including proactive follow-up and reconciliation of outstanding items.
• You guarantee timely and successful execution of supplier payments in coordination with internal departments and according to agreed payment terms.
• You coordinate with the Facility and Asset Management teams to ensure proper accounting and tracking of assets related to supplier invoices.
• You ensure timely and accurate preparation and submission of VAT declarations in compliance with local tax regulations.
• You review and approve the creation and update of supplier master data in close collaboration with accountable stakeholders to ensure data integrity.

Reporting & Compliance

• You prepare regular and ad-hoc reports for management review.
• You ensure compliance with company policies, local regulations, and accounting standards.

Process Improvement & Controls

• You identify process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls within the AP function.

Education

• You identify your own weaknesses proactively and improve your professional and soft skills.
• You communicate your development needs to receive training internally or externally.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• You work closely with the AR team and other Finance & Accounting functions to optimize end-to-end financial processes and drive consistency across the organization.

• You bring and educational background in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a similar field.
• You bring 1–3 years of experience in AP or general accounting.
• You use Excel at an advanced level.
• You communicate fluently in English.
• You enjoy working in a team, you are detail-oriented, and you are eager to develop yourself further.

What we offer you as an AP Accounting Officer:

• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Flexible working hours.
• Company pension scheme.
• Career development opportunities within a global organisation.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• 37.5-hour working week.

If you are looking to join a global business where you can develop your finance career and make a real contribution, we'd love to hear from you.