Description
Job Overview
As the Senior Accountant Accounts Payable, you will be responsible for Helsing's Procure-to-Pay process and lead the accounts payable team. Your main goals will be to ensure efficient, accurate, and timely processing of incoming invoices and expenses.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and develop the multi-location Accounts Payable team, fostering an environment for professional growth.
- Own the end-to-end incoming invoice workflow, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal controls.
- Play a central role in implementing and configuring Helsing's new AP Workflow Management System.
- Plan, execute, and approve regular national and international payment runs.
- Maintain oversight of vendor master data quality and serve as the escalation point for complex queries.
- Deliver all accounts payable closing activities for month-end and year-end.
- Identify and implement process improvements across the P2P and expense management cycle.
- Ensure consistent adherence to internal compliance frameworks and applicable VAT regulations.
- Support the build-out of a location-independent service and admin team.
Requirements
- Substantive experience in an Accounts Payable function with functional leadership responsibility.
- Deep, practical knowledge of the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay process, including expense management.
- Proficiency in one or more leading ERP systems and experience with modern invoice approval and workflow tools.
- Experience contributing to or leading finance systems implementation or process automation projects.
- Highly structured and precise approach to financial operations with good judgement.
- Fluency in both German and English.
Nice to Have
- Hands-on experience with specialist procurement, expense, or AP automation platforms.
- Working knowledge of national and international VAT legislation.
- Experience contributing to or managing Shared Service Centre (SSC) operations.
- Prior involvement in ERP implementation or broader finance transformation programmes.
- Prior experience working in a defence, deep tech, or high-growth technology environment.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and VSOP options
- Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
- Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
- Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
- Social: regularly company events and monthly social allowances
- Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
- Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work