Accountant - Accounts Payable

Our group has grown a lot during the last year and now we are looking for new colleagues to join our Purchase to Pay team. Hopefully it could be you!

Accountant – Accounts Payable

SKF is establishing a Finance Operations Center organization supporting all SKF units globally. We have an exciting future ahead of us towards a clear Finance strategy road map. Finance will have a powerful role related to a lean, efficient and digital environment, and we are aiming to be in the frontline of next generation Business Finance.


The Finance Function at SKF in Gothenburg Sweden includes Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Record to Report and Central Controlling processes. Our Sub Finance Operations Center will support several countries in North Europe.


At Purchase to Pay team, we are performing Accounts Payable activities for countries in the North EMEA region. We are working in different finance applications depending on unit, but the main companies use SAP.


Your day-to-day work
• Follow up and secure payments on time for external and internal suppliers in scope through daily follow up, support to business within the AP process and handling payment reminders.
• Follow up and monitor of outsourced AP activities
• Ensure the quality of master data about our suppliers from a financial point of view
• Carrying out ad hoc and monthly analysis of AP processes
• Have a close collaboration with Purchasing organizations in North EMEA
• Responsible of the reconciliation of GR/IR
• Perform AP closing and reporting activities
• Encourage and coordinate improvements and use SKF Business excellence as the tool to reach our future goals


We expect you to have/be
• An experienced accountant with a degree in Business Administration/Accounting or similar working experience.
• Prior experience from working in different finance systems and as well MS Office
• Solid professional English skills, both written and spoken. Other language is beneficial, especially some of our Nordic countries' languages.


You will enjoy working here if you
Are a collaborator and a purposeful action taker. We work together as a team and we will go forward improving our processes, therefore you need to have a open mindset, with capability and willingness to improve the standard in order to secure accounting and improve processes. You need to be open minded when it comes to change since we have an exciting and exciting journey ahead of us. In order to be effective in this position, you need to be a good problem-solver, result oriented and have great networking and business understanding skills.


We offer
Our people are our success. After all it is people who turn strategy into action. Whether you want to make the world more sustainable, find innovative solutions for businesses or be at the forefront of technological change. SKF is the place to build your career.

You will work alongside some of the best and the brightest in the industry, with many opportunities to grow. Here you can be sure to develop both professionally and personally. And be part of an organization that always recognizes the power of knowledge - your knowledge.


Additional information
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden. Local contract in SKF Sverige AB.


You will report to the Manager of Purchase to Pay, who is located in Gothenburg Sweden.


For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Danijel Sjögren, Recruitment Expert EMEA, Danijel.Sjogren@skf.com.


Union contacts
Unionen – Jonny Hilbert +46 31 3372155
Akademikerföreningen - Anders Kempe +46 31 3373395
Ledarna – Angelica Lindström +46 31 3371842


Are you interested?
If the answer is yes, and you meet the above requirements, please submit your application with CV and cover letter no later than March 31, 2022.