Finance process specialist VAT

Company Description
Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 20,000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We now want to make fossil free living possible within one generation and we are driving the transition to a sustainable energy system.


Job Description
Vattenfall is now looking for the right person to fill the position as Finance process specialist VAT in Subledger in Finance Business Support/Staff Function Finance, reporting to the Head of Central Services in Subledger / Finance Business Support. You will become a member of the global Central Services Subledger Team and key contributor handling the central services sub processes within Vattenfall, ensuring that all outgoing and incoming invoices are processed in a timely and efficient manner with high quality and compliance to policies and regulations.
As a Finance process specialist VAT you will support to achieve the targets of Central Services / Subledger and you will act as ambassador of the Subledger mission and strategy.
Beside the functional management of outsourced activities, the Central Services team as part of the retained organisation will contribute to and manage group wide and interdisciplinary projects, changes and improvements from process and system perspective. In addition the Subledger relevant part of the internal & external control framework will be managed by the Central Services team. The team profile will be completed by master data management activities.
As a Finance process specialist VAT you will have the following main tasks:
Check & maintain specific Subledger processes with special focus on VAT related topics
Perform monthly VAT reporting working closely with the Tax department
Work closely with the outsourcing provider Capgemini, check and monitor their performance
Provide process improvement ideas to process experts and take care of continuous improvement for the VAT related processes
Possibility to participate in development projects within FBS or group-wide / interdisciplinary projects



Qualifications
You must have:
University degree or similar (e.g. in Business administration, process engineer)
3-5 years of experience within Finance operations in a Shared Service organisation.
Your command of Swedish and English is strong, both verbally and in written.

In addition, the following qualifications are important for this position:
Experience from working with VAT related processes
Experience from working within transactional finance processes
Experience from working within SAP
good knowledge of the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
SAP ERP
MS Excel

Your personal characteristics:
You are actionoriented and works towards goals with high energy and enthusiasm.
You work collaboratively and build great partnerships with others
You have a strong focus on continuous improvement.and to find the most effective and efficient processes to get things done,
Ability to work in large and complex organisations and to handle internal and external interfaces effectively
High sense of responsibility and ability to work independently



Additional Information
We offer a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues as ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions (smart working, flexible working hours and a good-work-life balance) and opportunities for personal and professional development. Click here for further information.
Location
Solna
For more information about the position you are welcome to contact hiring manager Stefanie Oriwe, stefanie.oriwe@vattenfall.de
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Anna Uppström, anna.uppstroem@vattenfall.com
Trade Union representatives in Sweden via Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.
Michelle von Gyllenpalm, akademikerna, Christer Gustafsson, Ledarna, Juha Siipilehto, SEKO, Jens Morell, Unionen
We welcome your application in English no later than 16 April.
We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website.
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click here for further information.
The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, Validata.
Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classed the final candidates might be subjected to a security vetting process, according to the Swedish legislation.
We look forward to receiving your application!