Senior AR Accountant

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For our Scandinavian Client - we are looking for Senior AR Accountant in Warsaw.

The position requires a senior finance professional who has the experience of AR Accounting, preferably in GBS or shared services organisations showing a combination of strong operational finance skills particularly in handling Invoicing and Revenue Recognition processes, and interpersonal skills to interact

with customers and other stakeholders as required.

Interviews with candidates and client will start in December. We will be contacting selected candidates at the end of November.

Requirements

• 3+ years of solid experience of working with payroll function across several geographies is required
• Preferably prior experience working within Multinational or GBS/ SSC organization
• Knowledge of accounting fundamentals
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience of D365
• Fluency in spoken and written English

Responsibilities

• Generating invoices (excluding Inventory related or other automated invoicing) according to specific deadlines
• Generate credit notes where required
• Ensure invoices are dispatched on time to avoid disputed and cancelled invoices and ensure customer payment cycles are maintained
• Process customer debit notes
• Settle customer advances against respective invoices
• Responsible for receiving payments and applying the cash against customer balances
• Upload bank reports into D365 to facilitate matching of invoices and payments (wherever non-automated)
• Keep constant monitoring of unapplied cash receipts and follow up with customers/banks to resolve discrepancies (E.g., missing invoice no)
• Perform revenue recognition for ongoing projects based on Incoterms & unbilled projects
• Perform timely month-end closing activities
• Obtain periodic customer balance confirmations, perform account reconciliations, and address customer queries
• Produce monthly AR Specific financial and management reports
• Investigating and resolving any irregularities or enquiries
• Provide inputs to AR Manager during identification of process improvement opportunities. Support UAT and Go-Live of process changes, embedding change and transformation in day-to-day operations and highlight roadblocks
• Ensure timely identification and reporting of risks
• Ensure a ‘customer centric’ and ‘partnership approach’ to develop strong relationships with other working groups
• Assist with both internal and external audits to ensure complete, timely and accurate responses to information requests
• Ensure a ‘partnership approach’ to develop strong relationships with other working groups
• Ensure error-resolution is performed to high standards, within reasonable timeframes, and with the end-user satisfaction in mind
• Actively assist junior staff in achieving and sustaining performance levels in accordance with established standards

The offer

• A competitive pay, together with an annual bonus, and an attractive benefits package including medical care, lunch/cafeteria card, life insurance and pension plan
• An environment which provides opportunities of working with multiple stakeholders, professional support and the possibility to share knowledge and best practices
• On-going development opportunities in a multinational environment that will inspire you to grow professionally and personally
• Wide variety of projects and tasks, ambitious goals, and independence in achieving them
• Flexible working conditions – Hybrid work model
• Modern office in a convenient location, in the centre of Warsaw