Purchase to Pay Accountant with French

About the role:

Provide Purchase to Pay support for the business, vendors, and other stakeholders in order to pay BC vendors on time with the highest quality, as per the KPIs settled.

Key responsibilities:

• Verification of incoming PO and Non-PO invoices.
• Vendor documents processing in SAP / VIM in accordance to accounting standards and group policies.
• Reconciliation of vendor accounts.
• Monitoring of open vendor balances (including debit balances).
• Conducting reviews of vendor statements against open and closed invoices to identify missing or misbilled invoices.
• Monitoring of blocked invoices.
• Preparing and booking journal entries whenever needed.
• Handling vendor and business queries (internal and external).
• Resolving the issues in order to release outgoing payments.
• Coordinating with invoice approvers and/or requisitioners to ensure timely review and approval of invoices.
• Regular monitoring of GRIR accounts - reconciliation and clearing - escalate risk and drives for resolution with Team Lead.
• Preparation and update of internal processes and manuals as well as any other knowledge management activities.
• Maintenance of relevant documents for audit.
• Delivering productivity and quality results as per the KPIs and targets settled.
• Identification and implementation of potential process improvements.
• Performing monthly, quarterly and yearly close activities.
• Perform regular reporting and ad hoc data analysis.
• Preparing internal controls in accordance with established policies & recommendations.
• Maintaining good working relations within the team and other stakeholders.
• Supporting project work and various initiatives.
• Support to junior team members.

About you:

• University Degree preferable in Finance/Accounting or similar educational background.
• Official Finance and Accounting certification will be an asset.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and French required.
• At least 2 years of professional background in a similar position.
• At least 2 years of effective experience in finance and accounting area - SSC or BPO environments preferred.
• Purchase to Pay advanced process knowledge.
• Understand book-keeping and basic tax principles (VAT).
• Knowledge of SAP / OCR / VIM.
• Knowledge of MS Office tools - advanced Excel will be an asset.
• Google-based applications knowledge.
• Strong English skills (written and spoken).
• VBA, RPA, and PowerBI knowledge will be an asset.
• Procurement and/or Sourcing knowledge will be an asset.
• Experience in process transitions/transformations will be an asset.

We offer:

• Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
• Annual bonus based on your work results.
• Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
• Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
• Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
• PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
• Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
• Group life insurance.
• Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
• As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
• Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
• Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC's Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
• And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests.
• Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
• You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
• Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
• Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
• We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
• Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we've experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

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