Process Analyst - Accounts Payable & Receivable

Ferrero International S.A.; New Jersey; On-site; USD 58,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

A global confectionery company is seeking an Accounts Payable & Receivable Analyst. This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business and 2 to 5 years of accounting experience. The ideal candidate will have a proactive approach, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in SAP and Excel. Join our team to contribute to our finance operations and support our year-end audit process.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of accounting experience.
• Solid understanding of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Good command of English (spoken and written). Knowledge of Italian and French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure precise execution of accounting procedures within deadlines.
• Track and analyze KPIs related to Accounts Payable and Receivable.
• Investigate invoice discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Support year-end audit process.

Skills

Proactive analytical mindset

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business

Tools

SAP

MS-Office applications (Excel)

Power BI

Job description

# Process Analyst - Accounts Payable & Receivable## Job Location: Luxembourg## **Company description**## Diversity StatementFerrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.## **About the Role:**For our Ferrero **HQs in Luxembourg**, we are currently looking for **Accounts Payable & Receivable Analyst** within the **Finance team**, who will be reporting to the **Accounts Payable and Receivable Lead.**## **Main Responsibilities:**Join our team in a role supporting **Accounts Payable and Receivable operations**. Working closely with our Business Process Outsourcer, your primary responsibility is **to ensure the precise execution of accounting procedures within established deadlines and protocols**. This includes monitoring monthly reconciliations and end-to-end processes to ensure flawless execution.Your role involves close **tracking and analyzing KPIs related to Accounts Payable and Receivable**. You'll monitor elements like invoices pending receipt, credit note processing, invoice error rates, advanced payment management and unapplied cash monitoring. You're also central to transitory account reconciliations and providing essential support during month-end closing procedures.**Investigating invoice discrepancies** is another vital aspect of your role. You'll identify root causes, implement corrective actions promptly and ensure effective follow-up. Timely responses to inquiries regarding payment details and invoice statuses, both internally and externally, are part of your routine. Communication is key and you'll maintain clear and updated dialogues with our Procurement Functions to ensure their understanding of accounting policies and procedures. Collaborating with various teams, including IT, Procurement, Internal Audit, Controlling and Legal, you'll analyze current business processes, seeking opportunities for improvement and streamlining.Finally, you'll **play an instrumental role in supporting the year-end audit process**, ensuring the collection of relevant documentation and seamless collaboration with external auditors for a precise and timely year-end closing and reporting.## **Who we are looking for:**If you have a **Bachelor's degree** in **Accounting, Finance or Business** and 2 to 5 years of accounting experience, you're the candidate we're seeking. We value your **proactive, analytical mindset** and excellent communication, teamwork, problem-solving and organizational skills. You should also have a solid understanding of generally accepted accounting principles.In this role, you'll **interact with various teams**, including Leadership, Operations, Business Process Outsourcing, Governance Risk & Compliance, Group Financial Standards, IT and Procurement. Proficiency in SAP, MS-Office applications (especially Excel) and Power BI is important.You have a **good command of English (spoken and written)** and knowledge of Italian and French would be a plus.Highly **results driven and self-motivated**, you'll be a valuable team player who contributes to our ongoing success and your own career growth. Join our team, where your proactive approach and analytical skills will be key as you navigate your journey towards success.## **How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:**Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.Strong analytical mind, attention to details on one hand, and ability to cooperate with employees at all levels and great organisational skills on the other, would be key to success. Employee contribution and engagement at Ferrero is based on the individual, team and organisation dimension, so you should have the ability to work independently, as a part of the team and build good relations with stakeholders at all levels. Being flexible and dealing with a dynamic working environment as well as the ability to embed new knowledge and skills in existing competencies will definitely help you to become high performer here.Requisition ID71673Job function财务管理及控制CountryLuxembourgCityLuxembourg#### 分享此职位