Accounts Payable Junior Accountant

Metsä Group; Polska; On-site; PLN 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading forest industry group is seeking an Accounts Payable Junior Accountant to join their Gdańsk office. You will be responsible for processing invoices, handling internal queries, and supporting month-end closing tasks. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills, a customer-oriented approach, and ideally have basic accounting knowledge and SAP experience. This permanent position offers a supportive work environment with career development opportunities.

Benefits

Medical care

Life insurance

MultiSport Card

Holiday subsidy

Integration meetings

Qualifications

• Communicative English (min. level B2).
• Accounting certificates, studies, or courses as an advantage.
• Basic accounting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Process FI and MM invoices timely and accurately.
• Respond to internal queries on agreed timelines.
• Review and act on various AP reports.
• Support in month-end closing tasks.

Skills

Customer orientation

Strong communication skills

Team player

Education

Basic accounting knowledge

Tools

SAP knowledge

Job description

Group Services

Metsä Group is a successful forest industry group with roots in the Finnish forest. Our parent company is a cooperative of over 90,000 forest owners. Metsä Group's Group Services employ some 1,000 professionals in finance, IT, sourcing and logistics, HR, technology, business process development, communications, law, and many other fields. Their task is to support Metsä Group and its Business Areas in implementing their strategy. Our specialists' independent work is supported by a strongly networked workplace community.

We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and different stages of life. Metsä has space and opportunities for many kinds of talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, disability or other characteristics - Metsä is for all. Read more: metsagroup.com/metsaforall.

This recruitment is carried out anonymously.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT with English

Location: Gdańsk (permanent position).

What will you get to do?

• Process FI and MM invoices in a timely manner according to SLA and with the desired quality level.
• Respond to internal queries on agreed timeline.
• Review and take action on various AP reports.
• Support in month‑end closing tasks.

What kind of skills are we looking for?

We are looking for a customer‑oriented individual. The ideal candidate is a true team player, ready to support colleagues and step in when others need backup. Strong communication skills are essential, along with a professional and friendly manner when interacting with others.

Key qualifications and attributes

• Communicative English (min. level B2).
• Basic accounting knowledge (accounting certificates, studies, courses will be an advantage).
• SAP knowledge will be an advantage.

Career in the new era at Metsä Group

The best sparring for business - deepen your expertise as a specialist. At Metsä Group, you'll work with professionals from many fields. Our atmosphere is open, and it's easy for newcomers to fit in. We want to renew the business by striving for positive impacts on the environment and society. This means significant development opportunities and agile projects, competence development, and understanding the business. Our big company offers a wide range of career opportunities and many interesting challenges.

Metsä Group has a responsible corporate culture that creates a safe working environment for all of us. We value good leadership and support for personal career development. We encourage you to display your competence and will provide you with opportunities to use it.

Enter a new era in your career, welcome to Metsä Group!

We will offer you:

• Attractive location of the office: 4 minutes to SKM, trams and buses.
• Very good atmosphere that will make you feel better than at home.
• Work from Monday to Friday with flexible hours – we start between 7.00 and 9.00.
• During work, we have a fully paid 30‑minute lunch break.

• We provide benefits such as: medical care, life insurance, MultiSport Card, MyBenefit Platform, Holiday subsidy, etc.
• We take care of our planet through a series of ecological principles.
• Integration meetings of our team at the company's expense.

Anonymous recruitment – this is how it works

This is an anonymous recruitment process. The gender and date of birth of the applicant are not asked for on the application form. Personal details such as name, mother tongue, time of studies, name of educational institution and contact details are hidden until the interview stage. Attachments (such as CVs) are also hidden.

Recruiters have access to the contact details of those invited for interview once the applicant has been selected for interview.

Our system will guide you through the application process. The questions on the application form will help you present your skills and experience anonymously. Answer all questions carefully. If you're invited for interview, your CV will be displayed to the recruiters to support the interview.

Read more and watch the video on anonymous recruitment at https://www.metsagroup.com/careers/work-with-us/anonymous-recruitment/.

How to apply?

Click on the link below to apply. Note that attachments won't be visible in anonymous recruitment until the interview stage, so it's important to fill in the application form carefully. Please send your application as soon as possible, as we'll already start processing applications during the application period. Please include your curriculum vitae and salary request. You'll receive a confirmation message the next morning after your application has been received.

The application will be open until 31.01.2026. We wish you the best of luck!