Accounts Payable Accountant

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2 Locations
In-Office
Junior
Aerospace
The Role
Processes and prepares invoices for payment, verifies purchase orders and pricing, resolves invoice exceptions, responds to vendor and internal inquiries, maintains vendor statements, and supports corporate travel programs. The role requires high-volume, accurate data entry, adherence to finance and procurement procedures, process improvement, and effective communication with departments and vendors.
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Job Description:

We are now looking for an Accounts Payable Accountant for Airbus GBS team!

Responsibilities - your mission

The tasks to perform are associated with invoice analysis, purchase order assessment, supporting corporate travel programs, and responding to vendor inquiries. 

Invoice Processing:

  • Receive invoices, verify the accuracy of items ordered, received, and priced when necessary and receive approval from appropriate Department Head

  • Investigate and resolve exception invoices associated with processing of invoices and purchase orders

  • Prepare invoices for payment 

Internal and External Customer Service:

  • Receive, research and resolve a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status, including communicating the resolution of discrepancies to appropriate persons  

  • Acts as a department liaison between departments and vendors

  • Maintain vendor statements with selected vendors. 

Additional Responsibilities: 

  • Comply with safety policies and procedures 

  • Comply with Finance, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, and Supply Chain policies and procedures 

  • Performs variety of tasks and projects as necessary from the Leadership team 

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have 

  • Junior accountant (recent graduates) or with experience in Accounting administrative tasks

  • Language: English - advanced level;  Other European languages (French / German / Spanish) would be a plus

  • Finance / Accounting degree or experience in administrative accounting tasks

  • Ability to handle high-volume of data entry 

  • Work with appropriate parties to resolve issues on invoices 

  • Implement and document process improvements 

  • Ability to process a minimum of 80 invoices daily with 98% accuracy 

  • Familiar with standard accounting concepts, practices, and procedures 

  • Attention to detail and accuracy 

  • Organizational and time management skills 

  • Professionalism 

  • Service-oriented approach 

  • Ability to prioritize issues and to efficiently troubleshoot problems 

  • Effective Communication skills, both oral and written 

  • Ability to work with all organizational levels 

Benefits - what’s in it for you

  • Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other

  • regions around the world.

  • A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work.

  • A modern office, well connected to public transportation.

  • A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together.

  • An intense and exciting onboarding experience

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Portugal SA

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Transactional Accounting

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Skills Required

  • Finance or accounting degree, or experience in administrative accounting tasks
  • Junior accountant or recent graduate experience
  • Advanced English language skills
  • Other European languages such as French, German, or Spanish
  • Ability to handle high-volume data entry
  • Ability to process at least 80 invoices daily with 98% accuracy
  • Familiarity with standard accounting concepts, practices, and procedures
  • Ability to resolve invoice issues with appropriate parties
  • Ability to implement and document process improvements
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Organizational and time management skills
  • Professionalism and service-oriented approach
  • Ability to prioritize issues and troubleshoot problems efficiently
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work with all organizational levels

Airbus Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Airbus and has not been reviewed or approved by Airbus.

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive in several locations, including medical, dental, and vision options available from day one in the U.S. Access to life insurance, disability coverage, and employee assistance/wellbeing support adds breadth to the health offering.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement support is framed as a meaningful part of the package through plans such as a 401(k) with company matching in the U.S. These programs strengthen long-term financial security beyond base wages.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions are described as generous in some settings, including vacation availability from day one and extended holiday coverage. Flexible working arrangements and hybrid options further increase the perceived value of time-related benefits.

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The Company
HQ: Toulouse
52,655 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2020, it generated revenues of €49.9 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry and a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We believe that it’s not just what we make, but how we make it that counts; promoting responsible, sustainable and inclusive business practices and acting with integrity. Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place, on the ground, in the sky and in space.

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