Description
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.
Requirements
- 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.
Benefits
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.
AP Accounting Officer in Basildon employer: Nippon Express Europe
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