Cost Cycle Specialist

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Cost Cycle Specialist

We are looking for a Cost Cycle Specialist to join our Finance & Control function at Vaisala headquarters in Vantaa. If you enjoy working with modern financial systems and are eager to develop yourself and our ways of working, keep reading!

Vaisala is a global leader in measurement instruments and intelligence helping industries, nations, people, and the planet to thrive. From predicting hurricanes to optimizing renewable energy production, our technology is used where it matters the most – from data centers, windfarms and laboratories to airports, the Arctic and even the surface of Mars. Our team of over 2,300 experts and 59 nationalities around the world is committed to taking every measure for the planet. Driven by our shared purpose, curiosity, and pioneering spirit, we stay ahead and make a difference. At Vaisala, you don't have to fit in to belong.

 

Opportunity to develop:This is an exciting opportunity for a finance expert, who is ready to take on a new role in a global environment and develop their own skills as well as the ways of working together with the team. We use modern tools, and our team is a forerunner in embracing modern working practices. We also take part in many development projects.

Truly global work:In addition toour operations in Finland, you will be working with our 22 subsidiaries in 16 different countries with sales to over 150 countries. Your closest colleagues are from our finance and procurement organizations. We use English and Finnish to communicate with our international colleagues and suppliers in Finland and abroad.

People like it here: The engagement (4.1/5) and leadership (4.0/5) indexes in our annual employee survey show that people like it here. Commitment to equality is a given, and we have zero gender-pay gap.

What's your role?

As a Cost Cycle specialist, you will work in our Global Cost Cycle team in the Finance and Control organization, which is responsible for invoice-to-pay and travel claim processes globally. In this position you make sure that our accounts payables and travel claims are processed properly and efficiently in our automatized invoice processing tool and our global integrated ERP system. We are looking for a person with the ability and enthusiasm to grow in this position and to develop our tools and processes in the future. You will report to the Head of Finance, Cost Cycle.

Key responsibilities in this role include

Process and ensure high-quality of purchase invoices and travel claims for selected countries globally

Match invoices to purchase orders and receipts and ensure correctness in indirect taxes

Prepare and monitor cost cycle payments and perform month and year-end closing procedures of accounts payable.

Participate in developing processes and tools for the cost cycle and provide global support and advice on cost cycle processes.

 

What will you bring?

Few years of relevant working experience

Experience in working with ERP systems, SAP S/4 HANA experience is seen as a plus

Experience in modern invoice processing tool such as Basware, SAP etc.

Knowledge about indirect taxes

Knowledge of end-to-end processes related to, e.g., purchasing is seen as a plus

Fluent written and spoken Finnish and English

Good communication and interaction skills

Applicable educational background

For additional information please contact the hiring manager Susanna Ojala 1st or 3rd of July at 13. - 14.00 o’clock tel +358 40 545 2838. Please note that applications sent via email cannot be processed due to privacy reasons. The recruitment processconsists of 2 meetings.

Ready to take every measure for the planet? Apply at the latest on July 5, 2024 via the application form.