Sr Accounts Payable Representative

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivalled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

Location: Budapest, Hungary                                                         

Manager:                   

Carrer Band: 3         

Effective Date:

• Provides customer service, answering and resolving questions, as well as customer problems; directs different cases to the department or person in charge for correct resolution; Educates internal and external customers on policies and procedures as appropriate; prepares and provides data for clients; retrieves and requests additional documentation when required.

• Ensures that documents are processed, in accordance with policies and procedures; maintains data tracking logs for metrics, production and compliance reporting; validation of accuracy of supporting documentation used in exceptions; allocates income or expenses when processing documents; validation and recording of transactions in subsidiary books; enters journal entries; compares data from various sources with recorded transactions for processing; identification of items (e.g., documents, claims, receipts) to escalate; and verify customer information (e.g. name, supplier number) in systems.
• Contributes to quality control by reviewing documentation for accuracy and compliance with policies and procedures, adheres to legal and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance; Notifies management of quality issues or concerns by identifying data trends and system and process issues, and communicating to stakeholders; shares process improvement suggestions; and performs quality controls on processed documents.
• Completes assigned work and priorities using policies, data, and resources; collaborating with managers, co-workers, internal clients, and others involved in the processes.
• Complies with company policies, procedures and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans; using the open-door policy; and applies them in the execution of processes.
• Maintains involvement and communication through telephone, email, chat, or any other means with internal and external clients involved in the processes.
• Identifies opportunities for optimization and continuous improvement of processes related to the department, to establish new strategies and apply best practices.
• Provides support and makes any other request that is required by the company's needs.

• Professional Technician or university high school student in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
• 3+ years of experience in Accounts Payable, Procurement or Customer Service.
• Shared Service Centers experience is desirable.
• Confident knowledge of MS tools (Outlook, Excel)

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Proficiency in English: B2+ English Level.
• Desirable: Basic AP (Accounts Payable) Terminology knowledge in German, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, French.
• MS Office: Word, Power Point, Outlook - Excel intermediate
• ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) experience (Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, Mainframe).
• Experience using Coupa software and other financial tools is desirable.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.