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 with smart technology, and our Smart Marine and Energy visions into reality.

We want to transition the world towards a cleaner future. By pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology, we can make it work. Together, we can create new business opportunities and more sustainable future that we can all be proud of.  Want to join the ride?

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

Wärtsilä Shared Service Center (WSSC) is now looking for energetic and committed on-call trainees (max 25h/week) to strengthen the Accounts Payable team. You will be working with Wärtsilä companies around the world and supporting with the handling of purchase invoices and other related tasks.

The location will be Vaasa, Finland.

What do we offer?

• Collaborative, supportive and innovative atmosphere 
• Great colleagues and a multicultural working environment
• Possibility to develop your professional skills with modern tools
• Career progression opportunities within a global organisation

Responsibilities

• Validating that the incoming purchase invoices fulfil the essential quality requirements and follow the country-specific legal standards
• Handling of purchase invoices by choosing the correct G/L accounts and correct VAT, or booking them against the correct purchase orders and items 
• Monitoring of the overall invoice flow and the accounts payable ledger
• Supporting the purchase invoice approvers in invoice handling and answering questions from our suppliers and internal customers
• Handling of month-end closing related tasks, such as accruals
• Continuously improving the process within own responsibility area
• Giving input for robotic process automation (RPA)
• Other tasks related to monitoring and quality control 
• Balancing the workload during peak times and absences

Requirements

• Currently studying Accounting, Business Administration or Economics 
• Systematic and organized way of working 
• Good knowledge of English, with other language skills considered as an advantage (e.g. Finnish, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese)
• Positive attitude and a mindset for continuous learning
• Proactive and analytical 
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Flexibility and good team working skills
• Excellent customer service skills and problem-solving capabilities

Please apply by December 20th, 2021. Apply through Wärtsilä Careers. We may start the interview process as soon as we find suitable candidates.
 
Contact person to give further information:    
Johanna Poikus 
Manager, Accounts Payable
email: johanna.poikus@wartsila.com 

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.

Last application date: 20/12/2021
 

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.
 

This is Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2020, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Find out more:  www.wartsila.com .