Join Airbus as an Accounts Payable Accountant in Lisbon, Portugal. In this permanent, full-time role with a hybrid working model, you will manage invoice processing, resolve vendor inquiries, and support transactional accounting operations.
Requirements
Finance or Accounting degree, or relevant experience in administrative accounting tasks.
Advanced English language proficiency; knowledge of French, German, or Spanish is a plus.
Ability to handle high-volume data entry and process a minimum of 80 invoices daily with 98% accuracy.
Familiarity with standard accounting concepts, practices, and procedures.
Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills.
Skills & Responsibilities
Data Entry & Processing: Enables accurate handling of high-volume data entry to process a minimum of 80 invoices daily with 98% accuracy.
Problem-Solving: Drives the investigation and resolution of exception invoices and vendor discrepancies.
Communication: Facilitates effective internal and external customer service as a liaison between departments and vendors.
Process Improvement: Supports the implementation and documentation of operational enhancements within accounts payable.
Potential transition routes: People from administrative assistant or general accounting roles may bring strong organizational and data entry skills, alongside meeting the required accounting background and communication abilities.
Job description
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 -------
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Transactional Accounting
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