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Economist - determined period
Company description
For our client, the largest integrated energy company in South-Eastern Europe coming from the Oil&Gas Industry, we are looking for an Economist.
Description
Performing and ensuring that all Accounts Receivable activities are carried out accurately and efficiently, in line with internal procedures, regulations and controls;
Processing customer master data, including creating and maintaining customer records, preparing master data creation/change requests and verifying master data updates;
Preparing invoicing data, issuing invoices, checking accounting postings, identifying and correcting errors, and ensuring proper archiving of invoices and supporting documents;
Processing incoming payments, including payment allocation, clearing of open items, prepayments, back-payments and customer/vendor compensations in accordance with applicable legislation;
Processing special accounting cases, including revenue and expense reclassifications, special notes, deferrals, dunning blocks and changes to invoice due dates;
Performing customer dunning activities, including running the dunning program, issuing and sending dunning letters, maintaining dunning blocks and preparing files for escalation to the Legal Department;
Managing customer correspondence, including account reconciliations, open-item statements, balance confirmations, invoice copies and responses to customer inquiries;
Performing receivables account reconciliations and verification activities as part of the month-end closing process, including reclassifications, account clearing, adjustments and resolution of pending or parked documents;
Performing accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end closing activities and preparing the required reporting;
Providing accurate and timely monthly reporting packages and supporting internal and external audit requests;
Ensuring compliance with finance and accounting procedures and performing internal controls to prevent and identify posting errors throughout the Accounts Receivable process;
Providing support to internal stakeholders, business partners and internal and external customers, responding to requests via email and telephone and ensuring timely resolution of inquiries;
Identifying potential risks within the area of responsibility and supporting the implementation of appropriate mitigation measures;
Contributing to projects and initiatives aimed at improving, standardizing and optimizing Accounts Receivable processes within the OMV Group;
Supporting the regular maintenance and updating of Accounts Receivable procedures, process descriptions, training materials and other relevant documentation;
Identifying errors or issues within the assigned activities and communicating them promptly and proactively to the direct manager;
Providing input for process improvements and identifying new solutions in line with team objectives and business requirements.
Requirements
University degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting or a related field;
Minimum previous experience in Finance/Accounting, preferably with exposure to Accounts Receivable activities;
Good understanding of accounting and financial processes;
Practical experience with SAP, preferably in an FI/SD environment;
Advanced level of English.
