Accounts Payable Specialist with German

About Us:
Planet is a global provider of integrated technology and payments solutions for retail and hospitality customers.

We create great experiences for the millions of people who use our payments, software, and tax-free solutions every minute of every day.

Planet empowers its customers to deliver great customer experiences by combining payments and software in ways that drive greater loyalty, increase revenue and save time.

Founded over 35 years ago and with our headquarters in London, today we have more than 2,500 employees located across six continents serving our customers in more than 120 markets.

Role Overview

Accounts Payable Specialist plays an integral role in a company's financial operations. By effectively managing vendors and suppliers, processing payments and cooperating on daily basis with different finance teams.

What you will do

• Managing all payments and expenses for a company and suppliers
• Timely invoices payment with consideration of cashflow.
• Monitoring accounts and outgoings, verifying unusual expenses
• Reconciling payable reports, providing forecasting
• Responding to financial queries
• Preparation of tax records for financial audits.
• Analyzing invoices and expense reports, addressing open topics with stakeholders
• Resolving accounting discrepancies.
• Follow up and communicate with customers regarding outstanding invoices and payment discrepancies.
• Maintain up-to-date supplier records with accurate billing and contact information.

Who you are

• Degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Proven experience with payables and expense managment - at least 3 years
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications in particular Excel.
• Demonstrate strong organisation skills and strong attention to detail with a dedication to accuracy.
• Demonstrate ability to multi-task and work at a fast pace.
• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of industry-specific billing and invoicing processes.
• Understanding of credit and collection practices and legal regulations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive financial information.
• Multi-lingual - English and German are required, other European languages are desirable.

Why Planet

Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you - Apply now.

At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.

Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.