Accounts Payable Clerk
Sartorius
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Göttingen • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Reviewing, coding and posting incoming invoices — with and without purchase order reference — in compliance with tax regulations is part of your responsibilities
- You prepare and execute payment runs, including monitoring due dates
- You resolve outstanding items and discrepancies in communication with suppliers and internal departments
- You are responsible for creditor guarantees, retention of securities and tax exemption certificates
- You actively support the digital transformation and automation of accounting processes
- You continuously optimize existing workflows and contribute your own improvement suggestions
- You actively participate in tax audits, internal audits and special projects
Requirements
- You have successfully completed commercial/vocational training or an equivalent qualification and have relevant professional experience in accounts payable
- Solid knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and tax law — especially VAT — and strong proficiency with SAP R/3 FI
- Experience with electronic invoice workflows, ideally X-Flow, is part of your profile
- A strong affinity for numbers and a high level of quality awareness are essential for this role
- You work in a structured, independent and service-oriented manner — team spirit, flexibility and proactive thinking complete your profile
- Good written and spoken German and English skills
Benefits
- Room for personal and professional development: mentoring, leadership programs, talent reviews and internal training seminars
- Work at your own pace: home office options, flexitime and flexible working hours
- Large, modern campus: open-plan offices, terraces, a staff restaurant with vegetarian and vegan options, a cozy Italian bistro with ice cream, a gym and on-site daycare
- Contribute from day one: comprehensive onboarding including an online platform — available before your start date — workshops and a buddy as a personal contact
- Internal networking: communities on topics such as coaching, agile working and yoga, and a Business Women network
- We promote diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all nationalities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, ages, disabilities and cultural backgrounds
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
accountingfinancial reportingtax lawVATSAP R/3 FIelectronic invoice workflowsX-Flow
Soft skills
structured workindependent workservice-orientedteam spiritflexibilityproactive thinkingquality awarenessaffinity for numbers
Certifications
commercial trainingvocational trainingequivalent qualification