Junior Accounts Payable Specialist (fixed-term)

Company Description

KOSTAL Group is a global, family-owned German company that develops market-leading solutions for the solar and automotive industries. The company has been established in 1912 and employs about 20 000 people at 47 locations in 22 countries. In Hungary, KOSTAL is about to build its first business service centre to provide business support in IT, finance, procurement, master data, sales and HR fields. This will be a global centre with high value-added and complex processes.

Job Description

Overall Purpose of Job:

Owner of the daily AP operation relevant to the migrated KOSTAL entities, according to the agreed priorities and measurements and perform the dedicated operational tasks. Help the team lead in building process efficiencies and implementation of key control processes in the given area.

Main tasks, roles and responsibilities:

• Involved in and actively shape the transition of accounting processes from European entities to Hungary.
• Involved in day-to-day operations in the following process areas
  • Invoice receipt 
  • Invoice verification and processing
  • Outgoing payment processing
  • Reclaims & corrections
  • Internal and external query handling
  • Expense claim processing
  • Down-payment/Prepayment processing
• Perform dedicated AP Closing and periodical activities
• Perform dedicated controls
• Identify, evaluate and resolve issues (incl. process improvements)
• Adherent to agreed service levels, policies and procedures as well as internal controls
• Engage in collaboration with the business and stakeholders to develop a professional relationship
• Provide qualitative customer service 
• Ensure that all process manuals/relevant work instructions are created and updated on a regular basis

Qualifications

Experiences and requirements:

Education:

• University or college degree in Finance & Accounting, Economics, Business

Administration or experience in Finance & Accounting field

Work experiences – time/seniority/ sector:

• AP knowledge with at least 1-3 years finance operations role
• Basic understanding of the overall procure to pay process

Technical/ IT knowledge:

• Good knowledge of Excel
• Experience in SAP FI Module (basic), Dynamics 365

Language – with level:

Fluent in English

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Communication, interpersonal and analytical skills 
• Proactive and outcome-focused attitude
• Self-efficient and flexible, “Can do” attitude
• Independent in work, tolerance of monotony
• Reliable and responsible for deliverables
• Accurate and timely 
• Service oriented

Additional Information

• Flexible working conditions with remote work possibility (in-person presence is required from time to time), you can have a real work-life balance
• Modern, newly renovated, sustainable office with parking space and bicycle storage area in the heart of Budapest
• Supportive, diverse and highly skilled community
• Ability to really make a difference and build new processes from scratch, you can participate in the formation and shape of the BSC processes
• You can enjoy our value-oriented work culture: we are down-to-earth, appreciative, inspiring and innovative