AP Specialist South Europe

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceutical and healthcare group with over 85 years’ experience, operating in 31 countries with more than 7,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group researches, develops and markets innovative drugs in its main therapeutic areas.

We are proud to have been awarded with B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes a transparent and ethical behavior at all levels.

We believe that the success of Chiesi is built and shaped by our people and our strong set of shared Values and Behaviors. Our people make a critical difference to our success, which is why it is vital that we attract and retain the right talent who will continue to enrich our culture by living and breathing our values and behaviors.

We are committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities.

Chiesi Corporate Functions

These are the functions supporting the business:

• Global HR
• Global Finance, Procurement & IT
• Group Legal & Corporate Affairs
• Global Communication & External Relations
• Transformation
• Global Strategy, Sustainability and Growth (SSG)

Who we are looking for

Purpose

Global Capabilities Network (GCN) is an organization which offers services to all Chiesi business units. The goal is to provide scalable, sustainable, and streamlined service delivery in the area of Accounts Payable process. The position plays an active role in the transition processes of Accounts Payable business unit to GCN organization; actively contributes to the process improvement and standardization initiatives.

Ensure the delivery and execution of AP services. Facilitate and manage communication and issue resolution between external vendors as well as internal customers. Acts as Single Point of Contact to local unit on Accounts Payable related matters. All activities are engaged in establishing and enhancing the satisfaction of internal and external customers and stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage the supplier database (master data)
• Analyze contracts and related expenses reports
• Vendor invoice processing and issue resolution in relation to the invoices
• Preparing payment proposals
• Prepare various reports and analysis
• Prepare accounts payable account reconciliations
• Month-end close process: work with other departments (General Ledger and Local Finance) to close open issues and manage the accounting period following the company’s closing deadline
• Provide analytics as requested by AP TL or the local team (Italy)
• Support the operations connected to Audits and special requests
• Assist Chiesi Colleagues in administrative matters connected to external vendors
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the local Finance and Business
• Act in compliance with country accounting legislation, tax laws and standards (Italy)
• Contributes to quality and continuous improvement goals, supports process simplification and activities assigned by TL
• Support on ad hoc projects

Experience Required

At least 3 years of experience in a similar role or administrative activities. Experience with international companies is an advantage.

Education

Economic background (either academic or high-school diploma) and familiar with accounting principles.

Languages

Fluent Italian and English. Appreciated any other languages between Spanish, Greek or French.

Technical Skills

• SAP skilled
• Strong IT skills: Proficient in MS Office, Excel in particular

Soft Skills

• Planning and organizational skills
• Team working
• Continuous learning
• Goal orientation

What we offer

You would join a dynamic, fast-growing, challenging and friendly environment. In Chiesi we firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, that is why we invest in continuous training, learning and development. Therefore, we strive to continuously promote and satisfy development needs, paying particular attention to the quality of our working environment and to collective well-being. We want our people to come to work happy every day, and we know how important it is to find the right work-life balance in order to be able to give our best. That is why we offer flexible working approach, remote working, support in the relocation process, tax assistance service for foreign colleagues and many other people-care services.