Purchase to Pay Accountant

SKF are establishing a Finance Shared service 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 Operations Function at SKF in Sweden includes Record to Report, Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash and Central Controlling covering region North EMEA.


We are now looking for an Accountant to join our Purchase to Pay team.


Are you an experienced accountant? Do you enjoy working as a team player in an international environment? Do you want to be part of a highly engaged team, with nice colleagues? Then you could be our next




Purchase to Pay Accountant




At Purchase to Pay, we are currently providing the Accounts Payable activities for most of the SKF companies in Sweden. Within the near future the scope will increase with responsibility for other countries in the North EMEA region. Our team consists of people highly experienced in Accounts Payable processes and we have a close collaboration with the global process owner for Purchase to Pay. We are working in many different systems, but the main companies use SAP.

We have an exciting future ahead of us, with an updated finance strategy. Finance will a have powerful role in the digital environment, and we want to be in the frontline of the next generation Business Finance. We have Business excellence as a working tool, and we have just started the journey for the Global finance.

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, handling payment reminders and contact with suppliers
• 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 and DPO
• Have a close collaboration with Purchasing organizations in North EMEA
• Responsible of the reconciliation of GR/IR
• Perform AP closing and reporting activities
• Drive 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.
• Fluent in writing and speaking English. Other language is a benefit especially some of our Nordic countries' language.


It would be beneficial if you have prior experience from working in SAP.

You will enjoy working here if you
Are a team player 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 critical mindset, with capability and willingness to challenge 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 challenging journey ahead of us.

In order to be successful in this position, we also feel that you need to be a good problem-solver, result oriented and have great networking and business acumen skills.

We offer
• A job in an international environment
• You will be a part of a diverse workforce where you get to face exciting challenges and varied tasks
• SKF is a historical Swedish company with a lot of opportunities in the future
• To be part of an engaged team with a lot of team spirit

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 for you
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden. Local contract in SKF Sverige AB.


For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Patrik Schultzén, Recruitment Expert EMEA, +46 31 337 1270 or patrik.schultzen@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?
…and meet the above requirements, please submit your application with CV no later than the 2nd of September 2020.

Selected candidates will receive assessment links (MAP and Matrigma) feedback on these assessments immediately after completion. Proceeded candidates will be contacted for interviews.