Accounts Payable Specialist with Italian

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Responsibilities:

• Receiving and analysing invoices from suppliers;
• Processing and booking of incoming invoices;
• Performing day to day full cycle accounts payable transactions to ensure accurate and timely payment processing;
• Obtaining appropriate verifications and approvals for invoices before posting;
• Data entry in various applications (such as SAP, Coupa Treasury, etc.);
• Monitoring and clearing of open items;
• Supporting month-end-close and year-end-close preparations in SAP;
• Timely responding to internal and external vendor inquires;
• Requesting and monitoring corrections of invoices;
• Processing and follow-up of dunnings;
• Netting processing - intercompany confirmations and compensations;
• Supports the preparation of the training documentation for the AP process (systems, processing rules, exceptions, etc.), updating it with the new information received from the supervisors/direct manager;
• Acts as consultant for other team members and is the first go-to person for operational queries;
• Proactively identifies any issues or risks and informs Team Lead, as well as suggests solutions;
• Identifies improvement opportunities and proposes standardization and harmonization of processes.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Economic Studies (or related);
• Experience in accounting, finance or a related field would be a plus;
• Fluent in both Italian and English;
• Proficient knowledge of MS Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel etc.);
• SAP knowledge or other ERP would be an advantage;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Working proficiency and accuracy;
• Collaborative skills and a strong team-oriented mindset including openness for knowledge-sharing.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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