Junior AP Specialist with German

linklaters; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Free in-house fitness centre

Life insurance

Worldwide travel insurance for both 1

Job summary

Linklaters in Warsaw is seeking a Junior AP Specialist with German to manage AP duties for entities in Germany, collaborating with vendors and internal teams. You will code invoices, ensure documentation quality, reconcile payments and balance sheets, and generate reports while adhering to global policies.

This role emphasizes accuracy, teamwork, and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Initial experience in accounting is desirable.
• Fluent English and German required at B2/B2+ level.
• Degree in Finance and Accounting or related accounting course.
• Customer focused with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in end-to-end AP processes and SAP is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Handle Accounts Payable activities for one or more entities in Germany.
• Act as contact point for Vendors and Employees.
• Communicate with Business Teams on invoice coding and global policies.
• Check supporting documentation quality before posting invoices.
• Reconcile payments and balance sheet accounts; resolve discrepancies.
• Generate regular AP reports.

Skills

Accounting basics

Fluent English (B2)

Fluent German (B2+)

End-to-end AP process

SAP

Attention to detail

Customer focus

Working under pressure

Education

Degree in Finance and Accounting or relevant accounting course

University degree in finance or professional accounting course

Tools

SAP

Job description

For Linklaters Office in Warsaw, we are currently recruiting for the Junior AP Specialist with German role.

Your role

• Responsible Accounts Payable activities of one or a few entities in Germany
• Act as a contact point for Vendors and Employees;
• Communicate with Business Teams regarding coding of invoices, follow global policies and guidelines;
• Check quality of supporting documentation to then review and post invoices;
• Reconcile payments & B/S accounts and resolve invoice discrepancies;
• Generate regular reports;

Your experience

• initial experience in accounting is desirable
• degree in Finance and Accounting or relevant accounting course
• Fluent English - B2
• Fluent German - B2+
• University degree in finance or professional accounting course;
• Customer focused and service oriented;
• Attention to detail and accuracy;
• Experience in end to end AP process would be an asset;
• Experience in SAP, preferably within SSC/BPO sector desirable;
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure;

Linklaters and the Team

Linklaters are a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

Key relationships

LGS Finance Teams (AR, CA, GL), Local Finance Teams, Tax Team

Key Benefits

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success.

These include:

• Private medical care
• Free in-house fitness centre
• Life insurance
• Worldwide travel insurance for business and non-business travel
• Benefit Multisport club card or subsidised travel card
• Wide range of training opportunities

What sets us apart

At Linklaters

• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business
• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment and governance responsibility commitments
• We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion so our people can bring themselves to work
• We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to
• We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations
• We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business
• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect and appreciation
• We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed
• We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others

Technical Skills:

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.