Accounts Payable Accountant

Werfenlife SA.; Bellprat; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Werfen, a global diagnostics leader headquartered in Barcelona, seeks an Accounts Payable professional in Spain. The role focuses on processing invoices, ensuring proper documentation, and maintaining accurate records within the AP process.

The candidate will handle vendor inquiries, reconcile statements, assist with month-end close, and support others as needed in a fast-paced finance team.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of accounts payable experience.
• High school diploma; college courses in accounting.
• Advanced knowledge in accounting principles and administrative processes.
• Basic tax knowledge.
• Advanced Microsoft Office user, specifically Excel.
• SAP knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Reviews all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
• Processes and books invoices with purchase orders.
• Sorts and distributes incoming mail.
• Prioritizes invoices according to company policy.
• Responds to all vendor inquiries.
• Reconciles vendor statements, researches and corrects discrepancies.
• Follows-up and reconciliations of bank accounts.
• Assists in month-end closing.
• Maintains files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices.
• Assists with other projects as needed.

Skills

Teamplayer

Detail-oriented

Under pressure

Results-oriented

Spanish

English

Italian

Accounts Payable

Excel

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma

Accounting courses

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Overview

Job Summary

Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities

• Reviews all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
• Processes and books invoices with purchase orders .
• Sorts and distributes incoming mail.
• Prioritizes invoices according to company policy .
• Responds to all vendor inquires.
• Reconciles vendor statements, researches and corrects discrepancies.
• Follows-up and reconciliations of bank accounts.
• Assists in month-end closing.
• Maintains files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices.
• Assists with other projects as needed .

Networking/Key relationships

In the group: It is important to establish a global and quality work, deepen the knowledge of those issues of other Departments / Companies of the Group etc. that have some type of incidence in the own activity.

• We must pay special care in constantly improving communication to assume this objective.
• Outside the group: A formal, serious and fluid attitude will be maintained to facilitate relationships with third parties.

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position:

• 2+ years of Accounts Payable experience .
• High school diploma, college courses in accounting.
• Advanced knowledge in accounting principles and administrative processes .
• Basic tax knowledge .
• Advanced Microsoft Office user, specifically Excel.
• Languages: Spanish, English and Italiano.
• SAP knowledge.

Skills&Capabilities:

• Teamplayer.
• Results-oriented.
• Usedtoworkunderpressure.
• Highworkingcapability.
• Detail-oriented,professionalattitude,reliable.

TRAVELREQUERIMENTS:

Ifisrequiredbytheorganization,fromonetotwoweekstosomeofthecompaniesofthegroup.

Werfen appreciates and values diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.