AP Specialist South Europe

Date: 16 Dec 2024

Department: Global Finance

Team: Accounting/Finance & Control

Job Type: Direct Employee

Contract Type: Permanent

Location:

Parma, IT

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceutical and healthcare group with over 85 years’ experience, operating in 31 countries with more than 7,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group researches, develops and markets innovative drugs in its main therapeutic areas: Discover more here

We are proud to to have been awarded with B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes a transparent and ethical behavior at all levels.

We believe that the success of Chiesi is built and shaped by our people and our strong set of shared Values and Behaviors. Our people make a critical difference to our success, which is why it is vital that we attract and retain the right talent who will continue to enrich our culture by living and breathing our values and behaviors.

We are committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities.

Chiesi Corporate Functions

These are the functions supporting the business:

Global HR
Global Finance, Procurement & IT
Group Legal & Corporate Affairs
Global Communication & External Relations
Transformation
Global Strategy, Sustainability and Growth (SSG)

Who we are looking for

Purpose

POSITION CONTEXT
Global Capabilities Network (GCN) is an organization which offers services to all Chiesi business units. The goal is to provide scalable, sustainable, and streamlined service delivery in the area of Accounts Payable process.
Position plays an active role in the transition processes of Accounts Payable business unit to GCN organization; actively contributes to the process improvement and standardization initiatives.

POSITION PURPOSE
Ensure the delivery and execution of AP services. Facilitate and manage communication and issue resolution between external vendors as well as internal customers.
Acts as Single Point of Contact to local unit on Accounts Payable related matters. All activities are engaged in establishing and enhancing the satisfaction of internal and external customers and stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities

Manage the supplier database (master data)
Analyze contracts and related expenses reports
Vendor invoice processing and issue resolution in relation to the invoices
Preparing payment proposals
Prepare various reports and analysis
Prepare accounts payable account reconciliations
Month-end close process: work with other departments (General Ledger and Local Finance) to close open issues and manage the accounting period following the company’s closing deadline
Provide analytics as requested by AP TL or the local team (Italy)
Support the operations connected to Audits and special requests
Assist Chiesi Colleagues in administrative matters connected to external vendors
Build and maintain strong working relationships with the local Finance and Business
Act in compliance with country accounting legislation, tax laws and standards (Italy)
Contributes to quality and continuous improvement goals, supports process simplification and activities assigned by TL
Support on ad hoc projects

Experience Required

3-4 years of experience in a similar role or administrative activities. Experience with international companies is an advantage

Education

Economic background (either academic or high-school diploma) and familiar with accounting principles

Languages

Fluent Italian and English

Appreciated any other languages between Spanish, Greek or French

Technical Skills

SAP skilled
Strong IT skills: Proficient in MS Office, Excel in particular

Soft Skills

Planning and organizational skills
Team working
Goal orientation
Continuous learning

What we offer

You would join a dynamic, fast-growing, challenging and friendly environment.
In Chiesi we firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, that is why we invest in continuous training, learning and development. Therefore, we strive to continuously promote and satisfy development needs, paying particular attention to the quality of our working environment and to collective well-being.
We want our people to come to work happy every day, and we know how important it is to find the right work-life balance in order to be able to give our best. That is why we offer flexible working approach, remote working, support in the relocation process, tax assistance service for foreign colleagues and many other people-care services.