About this job

Sapienza Consulting, a tpgroup company, is recruiting a Payable Accountant for Sapienza to work on our Customers Site (ESA-ESTEC).

Sapienza has been a partner of ESA for almost 30 years, and we pride ourselves in supporting a wide range of missions including Galileo, MTG, Copernicus and ExoMars. Our team is international with activities across the U.K., the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Responsibilities

• Analysing, validating and approving all Agency payments to suppliers in compliance with ESA accounting policy, the Financial Regulations, instructions and procedures (internal rules); carrying out related financial operations and interfaces with suppliers
• End-of-period adjustments, offsetting of prepayments against progress invoices and vendor clearing, analysis of balances, clearing of accrued costs versus invoices received and other accounting practises related to accounts payable
• Contributing to the verification of contracts/purchase orders and CCNs to ensure compliance with financial requirements
• Contributing to monthly and yearly closure of ESA accounts payable, ensuring accounts reconciliation, providing specific notes relating to ESA Financial Statements
• Contributing to drafting instructions, procedures and guidelines for the Sections/Divisions
• Responding to queries from industry
• Preparing urgent payment lists
• Maintaining close liaison with the appropriate Cost Centre managers, project managers and administrators providing financial advice and information on the relevant processes
• Other ad hoc financial accounting tasks as requested by management

Profile

• Master’s degree in Finance or equivalent professional qualifications in a financial discipline
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience of financial accounting at ESA or in a comparable environment
• Very good knowledge of SAP and esa-p with regard to Procure-to-Pay process and related procedures.
• Excellent numerical skills as well as an accounting background with the analytical skills required to operate a complex accounting system.
• Familiarity with modern office automation tools and techniques, in particular Microsoft Office or equivalent, as well as customised database and software applications.
• Ability to rapidly understand and adapt to ESA specific context and environment including ESA corporate IT applications. Past experience with ESA in relevant activities is an asset;
• Fluent in English; knowledge of another ESA member-state language is an asset

Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU