AP Accountant

AP Accountant

Tarkett / Accounting Shared Service Center/ Accounts Payable&Travel Expenses Team/

 Novi Sad / Flexible (possibility to work from home for a few days a week)
 Full time – 2 positions, Fixed term contract for 1 year
 40+ employees – Tarkett Accounting Shared Services
20+ team members – AP&TE Team

Who we are?

With more than 130 years of history, Tarkett is a worldwide leader of innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions. Tarkett does business in all continents and has sales in over 100 countries worldwide. Expertise of Tarkett IT team in Serbia is well recognized globally, therefore Tarkett established IT shared services based in Novi Sad in the form of an autonomous CoE (Center Of Excellence). Based on success of IT shared services, Tarkett decided to establish Accounting Shared Services Center in Novi Sad. This department integrates accounting processes from more than 10 several legal entities within the Tarkett Western Europe Division.

How will we continue growing together?

At Tarkett, we have invested a great deal to create a very good environment in which our professionals can grow. We want all our people to develop in their own way, but on the other hand to become as soon as possible highly productive, for the team and the company accordingly. So, we are strongly focused on providing our professionals with a variety of learning and networking opportunities—including exposure to leaders, sponsors, coaches, and challenging assignments—to help accelerate their careers along the way. We offer a range of resources: Team-based learning, sharing sessions, and Wellbeing platform.

Your Role

We will count on you to:

• Post incoming invoices (SAP FI and MM invoices)
• Audit and post travel expenses
• Assist in external audits
• Participate in monthly closing activities
• Prepare payment proposals (intercompany and external)
• Set up recurring, accrual, and reversal journal entries
• Participate in intercompany activities
• Run various reports to support business unit managers and cost center managers
• Work with appropriate teams (in ASSC and/or Tarkett EMEA) to identify and address the issues and ensure the handling is effective
• Propose solutions to resolve issues and contribute to root cause analysis
• Provide appropriate communication in a simple way that Business representatives can understand
• Work with a continuous improvement mindset
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Your experience & skills

What you need to have:

• University degree or relevant working experience
• At least two (2) years of experience in Accounting
• Change Management: Willingness to understand, accept and apply needed changes, as well as to understand the resistance that usually comes with changes
• Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and easily to various stakeholders inside the Tarkett organization
• In-depth process knowledge: Deep understanding of the process area under their responsibility
• Good knowledge of MS office: Especially good skills in Excel
• Flexible and team player – Develops close partnerships with key stakeholders
• Ability to quickly understand complex processes and procedures

What makes you stand out:

• SAP knowledge
• Shared services experience
• Experience in global company

We offer

A chance for you!

• You want a career not just a job
• You want to learn and grow
• You are looking for long term stability
• You see the future as we do – Bright!

An enjoying environment!

• Teamwork
• Relaxed atmosphere
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Flexibility

Additional benefits

• Wellbeing platform
• Private health insurance