Purchase-to-Pay (PTP) Accountant with French

It's all about people
We put people at the centre of everything we do. Being curious about what the people around us need and want is key to creating safe, personalised and sustainable mobility solutions. If you believe in the power of people and share our respect for human-centric innovation, you'll thrive at Volvo Cars. We are people who care about other people. With us, you'll be surrounded by brilliant, curious colleagues all committed to making a difference.

Let's introduce ourselves

You will be part of the Global Accounting Delivery (GAD) team, where we strive for smart and nimble finance processes by analyzing financials to support the business in the best way. Working at GAD gives you the opportunity to work in a truly global environment, with colleagues all over the world. Our culture is human-centric and we embrace honesty, transparency, respect, empowerment and authenticity.

GAD is currently a team of 400 people operating from seven different countries and representing over 30 nationalities! Our focus is to deliver compliant and quality assured financial information faster and smarter to support business decisions. In GAD, dedicated professionals are working in a dynamic and customer focused environment.
We are now looking for an Accountant with customer acumen to join our Purchase-to-Pay (PTP) team to be based in Madrid (metro Cuzco). We offer a challenging role with the opportunity to play an important part and contribute to our biggest transformation yet - becoming a fully electric brand with direct and online sales.

What's in it for you

People are at the heart of our business. We want you to innovate, challenge and build a career at Volvo Cars. In return we offer flexible working hours for greater flexibility and work-life balance, further enabling us to reduce our environmental impact and support your personal circumstance. Did you know that every Volvo Cars employee worldwide has the right to our Family Bond, our new all-gender, 24 weeks paid parental leave policy*? You'll also enjoy a culture and benefits package that's made us one of the world's most awarded and progressive employers.

What you'll do

You will coordinate with different teams and be responsible for daily execution of correct PTP processes. You will be the interface and the point of contact for our Volvo Cars entities in the EMEA region and the Business Process Outsourcing delivery team. In addition to this, you will perform issue resolution of inquiries relating to PTP processes.

• Focus on the self-billing invoice processes of direct materials and support indirect material processes: On-boarding new suppliers, set up, fix issues, and detect improvement areas in the process
• Analysis of overdue invoices
• Management of supplier inquiries
• Approving invoice payment proposals
• PTP period end activities
• Analysis of KPIs
• Account Reconciliation Review
• Intercompany reconciliation
• Phone support for supplier calls
• Problem solve escalated tickets through the ticketing system

As part of our Continuous Improvement initiative, you will have the opportunity to coordinate projects in various areas and monitor rule-based activities performed by our Business Process Outsourcing delivery team.

Do you fit the profile?

You have experience in Purchase-to-Pay processes in an international environment and enjoy working in a structured way, but at the same time can detect areas of improvement within your area and like implementing their improvements.

• A degree in Finance or equivalent.
• Experience in Accounting and PTP processes
• Fluent in French and English both verbally and written. Other languages positively valued (Spanish, French, German)
• Experience in SAP (MM/FI modules)
• Be a great communicator with good collaboration skills.
• Have an ability to plan and prioritize with a positive mindset.
• You have high integrity regarding your work
• Great analytical skills
• You are service minded and curious.

Volvo Cars. For Life.

For nearly a century, Volvo Cars has empowered people to move freely in a personal, sustainable and safe way. Today, we are driving bold advancements in electrification, sustainability and automotive safety. To realise our ambitious vision, we are seeking innovative minds who are ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow - today.

At Volvo Cars, we believe extraordinary things are achieved by ordinary people with a passion for making a difference. If you're inspired by the opportunity to help redefine the future of mobility, we invite you to be part of our journey.

Ready to take the next step?
Submit your CV in English and tell us why you're the ideal candidate for a role at Volvo Cars. Applications must be received no later than 2nd of August. You will receive a confirmation email after your submission.

As you may be aware, the summer holidays bring about a time when many employees take their annual vacations to rest and recharge. While we strive to maintain our efficiency and promptly review applications, we anticipate some temporary disruptions/delays in the recruitment process.

We welcome your application!

* In Spain the difference between legal parental leave and the 24 weeks will be reimbursed at 80% of gross salary