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Let's introduce ourselves You will be part of the Global Accounting Delivery (GAD) team, where we strive for smart and nimble finance processes by analyzing financials to support the business in the best way.
Working at GAD gives you the opportunity to work in a truly global environment, with colleagues all over the world.
Our culture is human-centric, and we embrace honesty, transparency, respect, empowerment and authenticity.
Global Accounting Delivery (GAD) is a team of 400 people operating from six different countries and representing over 30 nationalities.
Our focus is to deliver compliant and quality assured financial information faster and smarter to support business decisions.
In GAD, dedicated professionals are working in a dynamic and customer-focused environment.
Currently, the Cash & Bank (C&B) team is looking for an Accountant to join the Polestar team.
Polestar is an all-electric car Swedish brand, which is sold directly and online to consumers.
Polestar operates as a start-up within the organization and is listed on Nasdaq.
What's in it for you People are at the heart of our business.
We want you to innovate, challenge and build a career at Volvo Cars.
In return we offer flexible working hours and hybrid working to allow for greater flexibility and work-life balance.
You can even work 15 days per year from any location in the world.
Did you know that every Volvo Cars employee worldwide has the right to our Family Bond, our new all-gender, 24 weeks paid parental leave policy?
You'll also enjoy a culture and benefits package that's made us one of the world's most awarded and progressive employers.
What you'll do The main purpose of the C&B Accountant is responsible for performing a range of banking and accounting activities to support the company's financial operations.
This role involves accurately recording transactions, reconciling bank accounts and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and policies.
You will be involved in month-end and year-end closings, perform bank and intercompany loan reconciliations, and ensure all bank entries are properly posted into our ERPs to deliver high quality service and advice to our internal customers that are the different Polestar entities.
Examples of everyday tasks include day-to-day accounting and related questions of varying complexity, process development and management on a global level, as well as delivering high quality service and advice to customers and stakeholders.
You will report to the Cash & Bank Manager for Polestar.
Job Responsibilities: Process and record financial transactions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger entries, and journal entries.
Verify and reconcile invoices, receipts, and payments to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Identify opportunities for process improvements in accounting and financial procedures.
Participate in implementing efficiency-enhancing initiatives and ad hoc harmonization projects.
Analysis and reporting.
Provide detailed support to our customers on ad hoc treasury queries.
Collaborate with other departments and teams within the shared service center to ensure accurate and timely financial information exchange.
Deliver in compliance with current global principles, standards, and frameworks.
What you'll bring You have a degree in Finance or equivalent and 2-3 years' experience in a similar role and have a good knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and regulations.
Experience working with SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) is positively valued.
Though this is not a requirement, we highly value candidates who bring this expertise, as it demonstrates a strong understanding of regulatory compliance and financial controls.
Other requirements: Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
You are an open-minded team player, curious of better ways of doing things.
You have excellent communication skills for effective collaboration.
Ability to plan and prioritize with a positive mindset.
You have preferably been working with SAP FICO and Excel.
You have a good level of English (C1).
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Please submit your application through our career page.
Due to GDPR regulations, we're unable to store or consider applications from other platforms.
Make sure to submit your application in English.
Once your application is successfully submitted, you'll receive a confirmation email.
Applications are open until 14th of November 2024.
We're excited to get to know you!
Volvo Cars - driving change together Volvo Cars' success is the result of a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment.
Today, we're one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with around 43,000 employees across the globe.
At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations, so you can reach your fullest potential.
And it's so exciting - we're well on our way on our journey towards full electrification.
We have five fully electric cars already on the market, and five more on the way.
Our fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars combined make up almost 50 per cent of our sales.
So come and join us in shaping the future of mobility.
There's never been a more rewarding time to play your part in our inspiring and creative teams!
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