Associate, Accounts Payable (EU)

Permira; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 28.000 - 40.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Permira is building a Transaction Centre in Madrid to centralise Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable operations for the firm. The Associate will help stand up this function, onboard entities, design consistent workflows, and support global accounting processes.

Ideal candidates bring international AP/AR experience, strong Excel skills, and a proactive mindset to drive efficiency and accuracy across multiple geographies.

Formación

• Experience in accounts payable and/or accounts receivable within an international organisation.
• Relevant accounting, finance or business background.
• Organised and self-motivated with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working with standardised processes and systems across multiple entities and geographies.
• Good communication and customer-service skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work to deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment as the Transaction Centre scales.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; experience with AP/AR systems (Yooz, Infor Sun Systems) is an advantage.

Responsabilidades

• Support end-to-end processing of AP/AR transactions as entities onboard to the Transaction Centre.
• Assist with transition and standardisation of AP/AR processes and documentation.
• Process invoices, expenses and payments and resolve queries with suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders.
• Reconcile supplier and customer accounts and investigate discrepancies.
• Support roll-out and adoption of AP/AR systems and tools as day-to-day user and onboarding contact.
• Maintain accurate master data across systems (supplier/customer records, bank details, coding).
• Support month-end close activities relevant to AP/AR and assist with audits as needed.
• Contribute to process improvement and documentation as the Centre expands.

Conocimientos

AP/AR experience

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Educación

Accounting/Finance background

Business background

Herramientas

Yooz

Infor Sun Systems

Descripción del empleo

About Permira

Permira is a global investment firm that backs successful businesses with growth ambitions. Founded in 1985, the firm advises funds across two core asset classes, private equity and credit, with total committed capital of approximately €89bn. The Permira private equity funds make both buyout and growth equity investments in four key sectors: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare and Services. The Permira credit funds support businesses with flexible financing solutions across Direct Lending, Strategic Opportunities and CLO Management. Established in 2007, the firm advises investment funds and products which have provided approximately €25 billion of debt capital to over 300 businesses.

About Permira

Permira is a global investment firm that backs successful businesses with growth ambitions. Founded in 1985, the firm advises funds across two core asset classes, private equity and credit, with total committed capital of approximately €89bn. The Permira private equity funds make both buyout and growth equity investments in four key sectors: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare and Services. The Permira credit funds support businesses with flexible financing solutions across Direct Lending, Strategic Opportunities and CLO Management. Established in 2007, the firm advises investment funds and products which have provided approximately €25 billion of debt capital to over 300 businesses.

Role Overview

Permira is building a Transaction Centre in Madrid to centralise Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activity for the firm globally, under a single team and standardised way of working. The Transaction Centre Associate will help stand up and run this new function, supporting the transition of AP/AR activity from local teams, and contributing to the design of consistent processes, controls and systems across the firm's entities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end processing of accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions across entities as they onboard to the Transaction Centre.
• Assist with the transition and standardisation of AP/AR processes previously run locally, helping to design consistent workflows, controls and documentation.
• Process invoices, expenses and payments, and manage the resolution of queries with suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders.
• Reconcile supplier and customer accounts, investigate discrepancies, and ensure accuracy and timeliness of processing.
• Support the roll-out and adoption of AP/AR systems and tools, acting as a day-to-day user and point of contact for onboarding entities.
• Maintain accurate master data (supplier/customer records, bank details, coding) across systems.
• Support month-end close activities relevant to AP/AR, and assist with audit requests as needed.
• Contribute to process improvement and documentation as the Transaction Centre scales to cover additional entities and geographies.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable within an international organisation.
• Relevant accounting, finance or business background.
• Organised and self-motivated, with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working with standardised processes and systems across multiple entities and geographies.
• Good communication and customer-service skills, able to build effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Able to work to deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment, as the Transaction Centre is being built out.
• Competent user of Microsoft Excel; experience with AP/AR systems (e.g. Yooz, Infor Sun Systems) is an advantage but not essential.

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