Accounts Payable Assistant

Accounts Payable Assistant  

 

Fitch Ratings is currently seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant based out of our Warsaw Office.

 

To assist the Accounts Payable team (currently eight staff) covering Fitch companies across  EMEA. Completing AP processes, accurately, and on a timely basis. This role is hands on, with the expectation that all tasks within the team will need to be covered.

 

What We Offer:

• Great opportunity to work in a global business.
• Ability to manage own workload and have an impact on the company.
• Ability to participate in multiple projects with an amazing team
• Hybrid working 3 days a week in the office

 

We’ll Count on You To:

 

• Ensure approvals are in place and accurate sorting, coding and matching of invoices.
• Ensure accurate processing of intercompany invoices in SAP.
• Preparation of twice weekly payment runs in multiple currencies.
• Working with key stakeholders across the business to improve approval process.
• Review of open purchase orders
• Support the implementation of Oracle ERP System
• Identifying prepayments and processing these correctly in SAP
• Working with the procurement team to improve our requisition process.
• Assist with month end / year end tasks.
• Assist with year-end audit.
• Complete special projects and miscellaneous assignments as required.
• Identify areas where processes could be made more efficient and offer alternative solutions.

 

What You Need to Have:

• Comprehensive Accounts Payable (AP) experience, including Invoice Processing, Vendor Management, and Payments, preferably in a multinational finance setting within accounting and/or Procurement functions.
• Excellent communication skills with cultural sensitivity; fluency in spoken and written English
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounts payable principles
• Time management and workload efficiency skills
• Attention to details
• Proficient in Excel including the use of pivot tables etc
• Readiness to go extra mile to avoid mistakes and produce new efficiency opportunities

 

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Experience in posting invoices in SAP R/3 (or similar) with and without purchase orders as required
• Oracle R12 Accounts Payable experience
• Experience in processing employee expense claims is a plus
• Experience working in fast paced high volume environment
• Qualified or studying towards an accounting qualification (such as AAT or equivalent) is desirable
• Additional European languages will be  advantageous