Open Application - Accounting in Volvo Car Spain

It’s all about people

We put people at the centre of everything we do. Being curious about what the people around us need and want is key to creating safe, personalised and sustainable mobility solutions. If you believe in the power of people and share our respect for human-centric innovation, you'll thrive at Volvo Cars. We are people who care about other people. With us, you’ll be surrounded by brilliant, curious colleagues all committed to making a difference. 

Global Accounting Delivery (GAD) - 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. 

GAD is currently a team of 400 people operating from seven 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.

We are currently accepting open applications in our Accounting team as this is a competence we are continuously hiring for throughout the year. We have a variety of teams in our office in Madrid (metro Cuzco):

• Purchase-to-Pay (PTP): Focus on the self-billing invoice processes, on-boarding new suppliers, analysis of overdue invoices, management of supplier inquiries, approving invoice payment proposals

• Order-to Cash (OTC) : Processing of customer credit, monitoring invoicing processes, processing deductions, return, discounts, analysis of overdue invoices, customer inquiries

• Cash and Bank (CB): Monitors daily banking activities from the accounting perspective as well as operational tasks: Cash pools, execution and posting of manual payments to third parties and bank account reconciliations.

• General Ledger (GL): Prepare, execute and control accountancy recurrent entries analyzing the balance sheet and profit and loss during month end, monthly reporting, and intercompany balance reconciliation process to ensure a proper financial statement

• Inventory and Fixed Assets (IFA): Capitalization, depreciation and disposals and Inventory accounting that includes stock movements and clearings, error handling and post reclassifications.

• Cluster: Interface and the point of contact for our CFOs in our National Companies Volvo Group Finance Organization, internal customers and external auditors, complex analysis and reporting

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, further enabling us to reduce our environmental impact and support your personal circumstance. 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  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
At GAD, our Accountants are the interface and the point of contact between the Business Process Outsourcing delivery team and local Volvo Car organizations. You will be following up on inquires and perform timely escalation to applicable parties for swift resolution. 
 
Perform judgement-based issue resolution of inquires relating to your accounting area. You will have the opportunity to manage project in specific areas. Furthermore, in this role you will be monitoring rule-based activities performed by an external Business Process Outsourcing delivery team.
 
You will be securing correct accounting principles and compliance with national and international laws and regulations. You will be doing analysis and reporting.The main purpose of the accountant role is to coordinate, execute, implement, and harmonize processes and procedures within the Volvo Cars Group. 
 
 

What you’ll bring
Whether you´re starting your career or a seasoned professional, we would like to welcome your application! You have a university degree in Finance or equivalent. You are knowledgeable in Finance processes and policies, and you can apply these to your full ability in your daily work. You work effectively in global teams and you have experience in executing global processes locally and globally.

Ideally you have experience working with any of the following tools and technologies: Excel and SAP. You are eager to learn, customer oriented, proactive and have a great attention to detail. You are fluent in English both verbally and written, additional language skills are advantageous.

•    Strong communication skills
•    Open minded team player
•    Ability to plan and prioritize with a flexible and positive mindset and able to keep deadlines. 
•    Great analytical skills
•    High integrity
 
 

Ready to Take the Next Step?

We invite you to apply in English at your earliest convenience, through the link on our career site. We do not have a fixed end date for this advertisement as we are continuously looking for this competence. Please apply through the provided link. Applications submitted via email will not be retained or taken into consideration. Once you receive a confirmation email from the system, your application will be acknowledged. There are qualifying questions when you apply, so a cover letter will not be required. 

Location: Madrid (Hybrid)

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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* Currently Volvo Car Spain offers up to 50% home office policy, which will be reviewed on a yearly basis. The 15 days per year where you can work from any location in the world are part of the 50% home office policy.

** In Spain the difference between legal parental leave and the 24 weeks will be reimbursed at 80% of gross salary