Accountant - Accounts Payable

Our group has grown a lot during the last year and now we are looking for a new colleague 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 front line of the next generation of 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.


As the Purchase to Pay team, we are performing accounts payable activities for countries in the North EMEA region. We work in different finance applications depending on the unit, but the main companies use SAP.


What you can expect in this role
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 outsourced AP activities
Ensure the quality of the master data of our suppliers from a financial point of view
Carrying out ad hoc and monthly analysis of AP processes
Have a close collaboration with the Purchasing organizations in North EMEA
Responsible for the reconciliation of GR/IR
Perform AP closing and reporting activities
Have a key user role for SAP system
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 of working in SAP as finance system and solid skills in MS Office
Interest in working with SAP system as key user
Solid professional English skills, both written and spoken. Other languages are 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 continue with improving our processes. You need to be open-minded when it comes to change as we have an exciting journey ahead of us. In order to be suitable for this position, you need to be a good problem-solver, 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 Sjogren, Recruitment Expert EMEA, at danijel.sjogren@skf.com.


Is this you?
If the answer is yes, please submit your application with CV and cover letter no later than September 27, 2022. Please note that we screen candidates continuously.