European Ap

Overview:
Americold is a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen product reaches food suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to delivery on their commitments.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration
- Five (5) or more years of accounting experience, including at least 2 year managerial experience as a team lead or supervisor
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with other departments, to promote best practices and drive continuous improvements, and to develop solutions to business challenges
- Experience in working in an international environment with remote teams is highly preferred
- Experience with Oracle ERP is highly preferred
- Experience with ERP migration is highly preferred

**Responsibilities**:
Americold is looking to hire an experienced AP/AR supervisor responsible for leading the European Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable function.

This is a newly created role in the European finance structure of Americold.

Main duties fall into two categories:

- Post ERP migration project, lead the AP/AR team on a day to day basis by providing financial, clerical and administrative services to ensure efficient, timely and accurate payment / collection of accounts payable and receivable.

**Key Responsibilities include**:
ERP migration project
- Obtain knowledge of local business needs, requirements and system functionality and in-depth knowledge of the (new) global design process to be implemented for AP/AR;
- Defines sources of data and business rules for data conversion and interfaces;
- Provides input into the design and construction of test cases and business scenarios;
- Executes User Acceptance Testing
- Validates executed test results and ensure business requirements are met
- Participates in change management activities as required
- Consults with Finance and Project Track leads to resolve issues

Post ERP migration
- Supervising and guiding day-to-day operational activities of accounts payable and receivable function;
- Implement & Maintain standard operating procedures to maintain accurate financial records and control reports;
- Monitors timely payments and collection and ensure timely follow-up inquiries regarding payments and collection
- Prepares and evaluates applicable accounting reports to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for process improvements (DPO, DSO for example)
- Oversee month-end closing activities and reporting for A/R and A/P
- Ensure compliance with internal controls (SOX) and both company, customer and vendor requirements, and government regulations
- Other duties may be assigned when needed