Accounts Payable Accountant with German Language - 1 Year Contract (all genders)

Company Description

With over 25 years' experience, plus the same enormous passion and ambition we had on day-one, we're trailblazers in the pet e-commerce industry. Our solutions make over 12 million customers genuinely happier - and that's something we really care about. We work together to continually adapt; embracing change and the challenges it brings so that we can keep doing better. Join us and discover a place where your potential meets your passion for pets. That's the power of plus.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently process invoices, credit notes, and other claims
• Manage supplier queries and resolve discrepancies directly with vendors and internal departments
• Execute payment runs (urgent and non-urgent), ensuring compliance with Treasury guidelines, or / and
• Manage the bank postings & bank reconciliation process or / and
• Maintain and update vendor master data, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies or / and
• Perform reconciliations of supplier accounts and resolve mismatches or / and
• Handle donation postings and bank postings independently or / and
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities (accruals, reconciliations, reporting) or / and
• Provide regular reporting on payment forecasts and budgets (e.g., Cflox usage) or / and
• Collaborate extensively with Procurement, Treasury, and other teams to ensure smooth workflows
• Participate in system testing (e.g., OpenText UAT) and contribute to process improvements
• Inform and update the manager regularly about process status, delays, progress changes, and risks
• Represent the AP process and team in meetings, present process updates, collect requirements from other departments, and support decision-making in operational matters that do not significantly impact company strategy. For decisions with broader impact, prepare a summary for the manager, who remains the decision-maker. The employee executes decisions, not defines them.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of AP or finance experience
• Fluent English (C1) and strong German (A2/B1+)
• Solid knowledge of AP processes, ERP systems (SAP/Oracle), and MS Excel
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage workload independently
• Strong problem-solving skills and responsiveness in dynamic situations
• Resilience under time pressure and ability to meet deadlines
• Clear and direct communication skills, including providing feedback to managers on delays or issues
• Professional maturity: accountability, independence, and proactive approach

Additional Information

Headquartered in Munich, with offices across Madrid, Krakow, Wroclaw, London and Vienna, we collaborate because we genuinely love working together - so you'll be at the heart of an incredible, multinational team. We trust each other to get the job done, which means you'll benefit from hybrid working, spending 60% of your time in the office and 40% at home. There's an option to work for 20 days abroad in approved countries too.

Add to that development opportunities that help you to shape your own career path, excellent training and support, wellbeing offers, subsidised transport or bike leasing, plus 20% discount across all our products, and you'll begin to get a sense of what sets us apart. Find out more about the specific benefits at your local office in our blog posts.

At zooplus, we believe in equal opportunity and support everyone to fulfil their potential. We recognise the power of listening and learning from each other and embrace diversity and inclusion of all.

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28 vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December
Free public transport ticket for Vienna
Various supported sport and fitness activities

zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.

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