.Company overview team.Blue is an ecosystem of 60+ successful brands working together across 22 European countries to provide its 3.3 million SMB customers with everything they need to succeed online by offering best-in-class expertise and services. team.Blue's brands are a mix of traditional hosting businesses that offer services from domain names, email, shared hosting, e-commerce, and server hosting solutions and, as specialist SaaS providers, adjacent products such as compliance, marketing tools, and team collaboration products. This broad product offering makes it a one-stop partner for online businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe. Our values The five characteristics that drive our behaviours and the heart of our business culture:
- We put our customers at the heart of everything we do;
- We're stronger together and we trust each other to do the right thing;
- We tell it like it is and keep doors and minds open;
- We treat each other with respect and regard;
- We're always thinking what's next. Position overview We are building a new Finance Excellence Centre in Lisbon (Portugal) to support our recently acquired (SaaS) companies and future acquisitions inHR, Finance and other functions. The company is now implementing a new ERP tool (NetSuite) and reviewing the current processes to improve and automate our Finance operations. We are seeking an Accounts Payable Associate to support the Purchase-to-Pay process of our newly acquired companies, so theideal candidate will have a strong background in the P2P process, ideally in an Excellence Centre or Shared Service Centre setup. We are looking for someone withthe rightexperience to be able to work hands-on, contribute to the setup of the newFinance Excellence Centre, and with a major focus on continuedprocess improvements. Key responsibilities Play a key role in setting up the Finance Excellence Centre; Processed vendor invoices following company policies; Verify and assigncorrect general ledger accounts and cost centres; Prepare and review payment batches; Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner; Communicate with vendors andinternal purchasers regarding invoices and payment inquiries; Assist with month-end closing activities, including accruals and reconciliations; Maintain accurateand organised accounts payable records and files; Support group andlocal audits with standardised andad-hoc reports; Assist with special projects and process improvement projects as needed. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or similar; Up to 3 years of relevant experience in AP; Track record in an international Finance environment or Share Service Centre setup is a plus; Good understanding of applicable European GAAP and IFRS; Fluency in English. Other European languages are valued; Ability to thrive in afast-paced and dynamic environment, with a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset
