Accounts Receivable Accountant Coimbra

Accounts Receivable Accountant
Coimbra
Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal

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We are now looking for an Accounts Receivable Junior Accountant to onboard our GBS in Lisbon.

Responsibilities - your mission

• Perform administrative tasks related to the process.
• Contribute to the elaboration of Financial Statements.
• Ensure compliance with legal regulations, accounting rules, and internal controls, following standards set by Group experts and process managers.
• Apply financial processes and tools, involving financial flows and transactions according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Utilize specific finance and transactional knowledge in the Accounts Receivable process.
• Define accounting structures and principles for general accounting and other financial transactions related to Accounts Receivable, supporting harmonization across legal entities.
• Propose continuous improvement actions on Accounts Receivable processes and systems.

Detailed tasks

In priority

• Allocate incoming payments to invoices manually or via electronic tools.

At a second stage, following Shared Services Center growth:

• Create and modify customer master data.
• Analyze customer contracts and register them in SAP, including data creation and modification.
• Issue commercial delivery invoices, credit notes, and advance payment invoices according to legal, accounting, and tax rules.
• Verify external documentation like Airway Bills, Bills of Lading, Transfer of Title, Customer certificates, etc.
• Analyze and prepare debtor statements of account.
• Send monthly debt reconciliation letters to customers.
• Collaborate in the customer dunning process, attending debt committees and providing debt reports.
• Analyze bad debts, post provisions, and
  - offs as appropriate.
• Analyze balance sheet accounts related to receivables and advanced payments.
• Prepare aging reports and share with the business.
• Support audit processes.
• Apply internal controls in transaction postings.

Requirements

• Recent graduates or those with experience in accounting administrative tasks; no formal degree required if experience is relevant.
• Degree or experience in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and ability to implement actions.
• Experience with accounting transactions and closing processes.
• Understanding of lean principles for process improvement.
• Ability to understand customer needs and translate into actions.
• Knowledge of IFRS and accounting processes.
• Ability to interact and influence stakeholders across locations (US/Europe).
• Understanding of internal controls principles.
• Advanced English skills; additional languages are a plus.

Benefits - what’s in it for you

• Diverse career opportunities within Airbus across Europe and globally.
• Hybrid working model combining onsite and remote work.
• A motivated team to grow, build, and shape the GBS.
• Comprehensive onboarding experience.
• This role requires awareness of compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, supporting the company's success, reputation, and sustainable growth.