Accounts Payable Expenses Financial Operations

SCOR Group; Köln; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SCOR Group in Köln seeks an Accounts Payable professional to manage end-to-end invoice processing and payments. You will ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements, support quarter and year-end closings, and drive process improvements across the AP function.

You will work with SAP FI/MM and approvals workflows, contribute to liquidity planning, and provide analyses for financial reporting. A 3-year accounting background and strong communication skills are required in a

Qualifications

• 3-years experience in accounting or accounting background.
• Flexible and open to change in a multinational environment.
• Experience working with SAP FI/MM or similar ERP systems is a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of VAT principles within a multinational environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts payable processes from receipt to payment.
• Assist in closing activities with accruals and reconciliations.
• Prepare analyses and balance sheet/P&L commentary for auditors.
• Support liquidity planning through payment proposals and intercompany reconciliations.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance and service quality.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Financial Operations

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Accounting degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP FI/MM

Ariba-SAP MM

ReadSoft

Job description

Accounts Payable Expenses Financial Operations

Job Description

• Ensure the process of invoices management is consistent and efficient from reception to payment
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in quarter-end and year-end closing activities, including accruals and reconciliations.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives aimed at optimizing efficiency and effectiveness within the accounts payable function.
• Generate reports and provide analysis as needed to support management decision-making and financial reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

Operational activities:
Accounts Payable

• Ensure the process of invoices management, external as well as internal, is consistent and efficient from reception to payment (incl. check address, VAT and IBAN)
• Checking and processing of electronic invoices from supplier invoices via Ariba-SAP MM/SAP Cockpit (ReadSoft), with integrated digital approval workflow, including support for internal users
• Ensure a proper process of vendor creation
• Manage payment proposal and provide input for liquidity planning
• Ensure the reconciliation of inter-companies according to the closing calendar
• Justify and clear P2P and bank suspense items
• Preparation of analyses/commentaries for balance sheet and P&L accounts
• Check the open items of all accounts payable incl. analysis of old positions
• Follow the closing operations (Accruals, Deferred charges, etc.)

Documentation for internal and external auditors

• Provide external auditors with all necessary information regarding all accounts and business transactions

Quality of service provision

Support and work closely with other accounting heads and actively participate in communities, working in an open and collaborative manner with all Accountants and other stakeholders.

Build strong expertise and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure quality of services delivered.

Reinforce a client focused mindset as more services are being pooled to maximize the satisfaction of internal clients.

Qualifications

Required experience & competencies

3-years’ experience in accounting and / or accounting background

Flexible and open to change

Experience in working in a multi-cultural environment with teams from various locations.

Customer and services oriented, problems solving, pragmatic, and constructive.

Proactive communicator (oral and written) with highly effective influencing, negotiating, and motivational skills.

Unquestionable integrity

Experience working with SAP (FI/MM), or similar ERP systems is considered a strong advantage

Knowledge of VAT principles and accounting practices within a multinational environment

About Us

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk,” SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by “The SCOR Way.” Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.