Global Process Associate (GPA), Financial Accounting

  • Full-time
  • Department: Business support
  • Contract Type: Permanent

Company Description

AFRY provides engineering, design, digital and advisory services. We are devoted experts in industry, energy and infrastructure sectors, creating impact for generations to come. AFRY has Nordic roots with a global reach. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable society. 

Job Description

We are looking for a Global Process Associate (GPA), Financial Accounting

About the job

As a member of Finance Shared Services, Global Process team, you will work in a multinational team located in various countries across the AFRY group. As Global Process Associate, Financial Accounting you will have the responsibility to test processes in ERP when there are updates, or any other changes made as well as support with the roll-outs of the ERP-system across AFRY-organization.

Your key responsibilities include:

  • Process Areas: Financial Accounting including General Ledger, Vouchers, Fixed assets, VAT, Currency valuation, Finance User Roles and Business Reporter-reports related to these areas; statutory reporting and reports to consolidation system
  • Support the Finance Global Process Owners (GPO’s) and ERP-implementation-project team within the assigned process areas.
  • Hands-on work with user guides and process maps.
  • Develop realistic test scenarios and perform such tests in IFS when new functionalities, updates or versions of IFS are implemented. 
  • Sharing the best practices across the organization with a consideration and understanding of business specific and legal requirements
  • Provide input to business requirement specifications
  • Roll out support including migration, handling of tickets, user trainings and participation in workshops.
  • Administrative tasks will also be included such as managing:
    • Global CoA
    • Global Month End Close Schedule
    • System Improvement Suggestion Ticketing administration
    • Support and train the Financial Shared Services teams with any process related questions

We provide you with a position in a company where new idea creation is encouraged, and innovations are taken forward. Our work is demanding, but it is accompanied by freedom – freedom to develop and learn, and to combine professional and private life into a fulfilling match.

We at AFRY want to build a better future and find the best solutions, serving our clients but also the wider society. We are a modern employer strongly driven by our values based on long-term sustainability.

Qualifications

Who are you?

To be successful in this role, the person we are looking for has

  • A Bachelor’s degree or similar in Business administration, or in a related field.
  • At least 3 years of experience in Financial Accounting as well as audit experience from any of the Big 4 auditing companies or from other larger auditing firms
  • Understanding of general ledger and relations between income statement, balance sheet and ledgers
  • Good understanding and experience of ERP-systems, knowledge in IFS is an advantage
  • Interest in ERP-and other systems
  • Good excel-skills
  • Ability to work in diversified teams
  • Goal-oriented way of working
  • Ability to work in detailed hands on system capacity
  • Good communication skills, both in speech and in writing as the testing results and other findings have to be reported clearly to all stakeholders
  • Excellent skills in English and Swedish both in speech and in writing - as we work nationally and internationally.
  • As a person, you are a team player and you are able to take own initiative.

Additional Information

To hear more about this position, please contact Cecilia Ekdahl Krohn
[email protected]  +46 (0)105057440 

Interested in this position? Please submit your CV by 30/9/2023. The position will be filled as soon as the suitable candidate is found.

AFRY is committed to creating an inclusive & diverse environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, disability, or age. You will be part of a global and diverse company where our differences are our strengths. Join us to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.

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