Accounts Payable Junior Accountant (Fixed-Term Contract)

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There’s many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Overall mission:

• The purpose of this position is to ensure all vendor invoices are paid on time and related Accounts Payable (AP) tasks are maintained.

• Improvement of responsible AP processes.

Contacts: Regional Finance Managers, Suppliers, internal stakeholders, PtP HelpDesk Team, PtP RawMat and IM&S R&F Teams, FiCo Team You will be reporting to the Accounts Payable Team Lead.

This is a fixed-term contract role for 1 year.

Main responsibilities:

• Process and park RawMat, IM&S, freight, contract & non-PO vendor invoices

• Follow up on parked items; resolve payment issues

• Perform reconciliations – GL, vendor account

• Perform invoice/credit memo corrections

• Monitor and resolve open items and decrease debit balance

• Answer external (supplier) and internal (local business) queries

• Organise / Participate in internal and external query resolution calls

• Follow and apply all relevant internal audit & business compliance guidelines, controls and policies

• Analyze root causes of recurring errors

• You will run standard and ad-hoc reports

• Make AP Team Lead / AP Manager aware of problems/deviations

• Help maintain training materials and perform trainings on AP-related topics

• Perform any other tasks defined by the line manager or above

You?

• Diploma: degree preferably in Finance/Economics
• Languages: English fluency and any other Language is a plus
• Professional experience: 1+ years relevant experience

Technical skills :

• Skills: SAP, MS Office

Our benefits:

• Flexible Work Arrangements

• Great compensation package including bonus and cafeteria

• Private health insurance

• Career development opportunities

• Extended yearly health check

• Free coffee/tea

• Access to exclusive perfumes & employee shop with discounts

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.