Retail AP Accountant for bp
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Bookkeeping assistantFinance clerkFull-timeBudapest
bp is looking for a Retail AP Senior Accountant to join its FBT organisation in Budapest and support the financial operations of its retail network. You will help ensure that retail network costs are processed on time and accurately reflected in the retail profit and loss statement, managing a portfolio of supplier and station accounts.
Tasks
- Review, analyse and process high volumes of invoices accurately
- Manage a portfolio of vendor accounts, keeping balances reconciled and cleared
- Perform daily and weekly invoice postings and monthly reconciliations in line with the team's reporting timetable
- Complete follow-up actions arising from weekly and monthly control reports
- Resolve supplier and retail site queries promptly to support timely payments
- Monitor your supplier and station portfolio, identify anomalies and involve the relevant stakeholders in line with standard processes
- Collaborate with business units, vendors, outsourced service providers and finance stakeholders to resolve accounting and payment issues
- Investigate incidents affecting accounts payable processes within your assigned portfolio
- Identify high-risk situations and escalate issues through the agreed escalation process to support timely resolution
- Act as a single point of contact for assigned strategic retail partners, including convenience partners and agents
- Use appropriate communication channels, including phone calls and emails, to resolve issues effectively
- Post journals in BlackLine to ensure costs are allocated to the appropriate retail sites
- Monitor system interfaces and maintain up-to-date process documentation
- Meet the team's key performance indicators and follow applicable process and management system requirements
- Identify improvement opportunities, propose solutions and participate in continuous improvement initiatives
- Support your line manager and team leads with projects, system implementations, strategic initiatives and ad hoc activities
Conditions & benefits
Support financial operationsThe opportunity to support the financial operations of bp's retail networkPortfolio ownershipOwnership of a supplier and station account portfolio, combining accounting responsibilities with stakeholder collaborationInternational exposureExposure to international retail operations and relationships with vendors, sites and strategic partnersContinuous improvementInvolvement in continuous improvement initiatives, projects and system implementationsExpertise developmentThe chance to deepen your expertise in accounts payable, invoice management and retail cost accounting
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification, preferably in Finance
- 2--3 years of experience in accounting or finance, preferably in Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) or Accounts Payable (AP)
- Fluent German and English, with particular emphasis on written German
- Experience using SAP
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Effective written and verbal communication skills