It’s all about peopleIt’s all about people
We put people at the centre of everything we do. Being curious about what the people around us need and want is key to creating safe, personalised and sustainable mobility solutions. If you believe in the power of people and share our respect for human-centric innovation, you'll thrive at Volvo Cars. We are people who care about other people. With us, you’ll be surrounded by brilliant, curious colleagues all committed to making a difference.
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You will be part of the Global Accounting Delivery (GAD) team, where we strive for smart and nimble finance processes by analyzing financials to support the business in the best way. Working at GAD gives you the opportunity to work in a truly global environment, with colleagues all over the world. Our culture is human-centric and we embrace honesty, transparency, respect, empowerment and authenticity.
GAD is currently a team of 400 people operating from seven different countries and representing over 30 nationalities! Our focus is to deliver compliant and quality assured financial information faster and smarter to support business decisions. In GAD, dedicated professionals are working in a dynamic and customer focused environment.
We are now looking for an Accountant with customer acumen to join our Order To Cash team to be based in Madrid (metro Cuzco). You would work within Global Online Experience (GOX), which is responsible for our customers from our online business and currently rolled out over several European countries.
What’s in it for you
People are at the heart of our business. We want you to innovate, challenge and build a career at Volvo Cars. In return we offer flexible working hours and hybrid working* to allow for greater flexibility and work-life balance, further enabling us to reduce our environmental impact and support your personal circumstance. You can even work 15 days per year from any location in the world. Did you know that every Volvo Cars employee worldwide has the right to our Family Bond, our new all-gender, 24 weeks paid parental leave policy**? You’ll also enjoy a culture and benefits package that’s made us one of the world’s most awarded and progressive employers.
What you'll do
In this role, you will be the interface and the point of contact between the Business Process Outsourcing delivery team and the Volvo Cars organization. You will be following up on inquires and perform timely escalation to applicable parties for swift resolution.
Perform judgement-based issue resolution of inquires relating to in-scope OTC process such as (but not limited to):
•Processing of customer credit
•Monitor Invoicing processes
•Processing of deductions, returns, discounts o Application and allocation incoming payments
•Analysis of overdue invoices and performing dunning
•Management of customer inquiries & reclamations
•OTC closing activities
You will have the opportunity to manage project in specific areas. Furthermore, in this role you will be monitoring rule-based activities performed by a Shared Service Center (SSC).
You will be securing correct accounting principles and compliance with national and international laws and regulations. The main purpose of the accountant role is to coordinate, execute, implement, and harmonize OTC processes and procedures within the Volvo Cars Group.
What you'll bring
You have a university degree in Finance or equivalent with minimum 2-3 years working experience in Accounting. You are knowledgeable in Finance processes and policies and you can apply these to your full ability in your daily work. You work effectively in global teams and you have experience in executing global processes locally and globally.
Ideally you have experience working with any of the following tools and technologies: Excel, SAP (ECC and S4 HANA), Salesforce, Blackline Reconciliation System, Power BI and a Subscription Manager Fleet System. It would be highly beneficial if you have specialized work expertise in handling online Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) Fleet processes.
You are eager to learn, customer oriented, proactive and have a great attention to detail. You are fluent in English both verbally and written, additional language skills are advantageous.
•Strong communication and cooperation skills.
•Ability to plan and prioritize with a flexible and positive mindset and able to keep deadlines.
•Great analytical skills
•High integrity
Ready to Take the Next Step?Ready to Take the Next Step?
Please submit your application through our career page. Due to GDPR regulations, we’re unable to store or consider applications from other platforms. Make sure to submit your application in English.
Once your application is successfully submitted, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Applications are open until 6th of January 2025. We’re excited to get to know you!
Location: Madrid (Hybrid)
Volvo Cars – driving change togetherVolvo Cars – driving change together
Volvo Cars’ success is the result of a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment. Today, we’re one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with around 43,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations, so you can reach your fullest potential.
And it’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. We have five fully electric cars already on the market, and five more on the way. Our fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars combined make up almost 50 per cent of our sales. So come and join us in shaping the future of mobility. There’s never been a more rewarding time to play your part in our inspiring and creative teams!
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* Currently Volvo Car Spain offers up to 50% home office policy, which will be reviewed on a yearly basis. The 15 days per year where you can work from any location in the world are part of the 50% home office policy.
** In Spain the difference between legal parental leave and the 24 weeks will be reimbursed at 80% of gross salary