French Cash Application and AR Accountant Budapest

French Cash Application and AR Accountant
Budapest

French AR Cash Application Accountant

Our multinational partner company is looking for a talented AR Cash Application Accountant colleague.

Benefits:

• Working in a successful organization

• Hybrid working: 3 days home office and 2 days office

• Health & Safety: highest standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities (Medicover package)

• OTP Szép Card: Gross 39. 000 HUF / month and annual bonus

• Pension: they have various financial models to give you individual support • Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally

Your tasks will be:

▪ Support the transition of Order to Cash processes from European entities to Hungary and actively shape a new SSC in Budapest

▪ Overall responsible for the dedicated accounts receivable process defined by the direct (AR Team Lead) or indirect (Senior Manager, Head of Finance) leader.

▪ Responsible for regular/daily clean-up of bank transit account and match with open AR customer invoices

▪ Monitoring and accounting of bad debts at periodical closing

▪ Allocate all customer payment on customer accounts

▪ At periodical closing preparing and accounting of customer statistical provisions

▪ Proactive collaboration with treasury and collection departments

▪ Creating and updating DTP-s and process documentation

▪ Participate in projects assigned to the role (incl. Process optimization support).

▪ Follow rules and regulations and ensure KPIs are met.

▪ Provide qualitative customer service. ▪ Be adherent to agreed service levels, policies and procedures

▪ Engage in collaboration with the business and stakeholders to develop a professional relationship ▪ Identify, evaluate and resolve issues (incl. process improvements)

Requirements:

▪ At least 2-3 years of experience in AR or AR cash application accountant position

▪ Accounting experience in other processes beneficial

▪ Proven track record in process optimization

▪ High proficiency in the end-to-end O2C process

▪ University degree or equivalent experience, preferable in accounting or business ▪ Advanced language knowledge in French and good in English

▪ Complete familiarity with Microsoft Office or equivalent tools

▪ User level experience with SAP FI and any Collection ERP system

▪ Enthusiasm for establishing and ramping up a new Shared Service Center

▪ Entrepreneurial & Self-starting attitude with the ability to work independently

▪ Strong team-player who can build and motivate a process team

▪ Ability to pay close attention to detail and prioritize the right things at the right time

▪ Excellent communication skills

▪ Strong continuous improvement & quality mindset

▪ Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliers

▪ Strong customer focus with the goal to make life easier for the customer

▪ Ability/willingness to travel - once circumstances allow to do so