Wärtsilä is an innovative technology company known for being a forerunner in the Marine and Energy markets. Every day, we – Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into turning Wärtsilä's purpose of enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality. Our ultimate aim is to provide increased value to both our customers and society. New, game-changing ideas and continuous improvement have been part of our DNA since 1834. Together, we can create new business opportunities and more sustainable future that we can all be proud of. 

We want to transition the world towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. By pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology, we can make it work. We are always on the lookout for future-oriented talent – want to join the ride?

Wärtsilä Shared Service Center (WSSC) supports the Wärtsilä companies in financial accounting or other operational tasks and acts as a gatekeeper to ensure compliance. WSSC is striving for harmonized one global Wärtsilä way of working worldwide with high quality, timely, effective and efficient processes. WSSC is sharing best practices and knowledge with focus on continuous development and operational excellence. Wärtsilä Shared Service Center is looking for a Senior Accountant to join Payments team.

Location information:

The location for the position is Vaasa, Finland and the position is temporary.

Main responsibilities:

• Creating payment proposals of domestic and foreign purchase / travel invoices
• Ensuring correctness of the payment proposals based on the company and local country specific regulations
• Executing payment runs and downloading the payment files to the local servers or to Treasury (In House Cash -payments) depending on the type of the payment
• Ensuring that direct debit intragroup companies globally will receive the money against due sales invoices
• Assisting companies and WSSC Accountants in questions related to payment handling process
• Booking daily incoming customer payments from bank statements to correct customer accounts and against correct invoices
• Solving unclear customer payments in cooperation with businesses
• Making corrections and clearings according to businesses requests
• Period end activities related to accounts receivable and payment handling
• Providing reports to company controllers
• Other tasks requested by superior
• Developing and harmonizing payment handling and accounts receivable activities to reach the most effective way of working to process incoming payments within the agreed time limit (including the use of SAP system)
• Improving the process by effective and active teamwork
• Participating in development projects related to improve / optimize accounts receivable and payment handling activities
• Developing and maintaining own competencies in line with responsibilities and accountabilities

Requirements:

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Business Economics or similar
• Advanced English, other languages are seen as advantage
• Experience of working in Shared Service Center 
• Relevant experience in accounting is seen as advantage
• Understanding and expertise in SAP FI module, SwiftNet, In-House Cash payment process and Cash Management
• Open-minded and agile personality
• Flexibility and good team working skills
• Positive attitude and pro-active thinking

We offer you an opportunity to work in an international and energetic environment, with lots of learning possibilities and developing further your knowledge area. 
 
Please apply by 12.12.2023..
 
Contact person to give more information:
Sabina Nylund
Manager, Payments, Wärtsilä Shared Service Center
Mob +358 50 3002876

Last application date: 22/11/2023 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

All new Wärtsilä employees in Finland will attend occupational health check, including the drug test/screening. The legislation of the country followed when person is located outside of Finland.

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,000 professionals, in more than 200 locations in 68 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.