KOSTAL Group is a global, family-owned German company that develops market-leading solutions for the solar and automotive industries. The company was established in 1912 and employs about 20 000 people at 47 locations in 22 countries. In Hungary, KOSTAL is about to build its first business service centre to provide business support in IT, finance, procurement, master data, sales and HR fields. This will be a global centre with high value-added and complex processes which you can help to build.
The work can be managed fully remotely – with time-to-time office presence – from any location in Hungary.
Job Description
Overall Purpose of Job:
The role is in charge of facilitating, posting and clearing all third party customer payments for the entities in scope. Provide accurate and up to date financial information to both internal (sales, treasury, etc) and external (customer, auditor, authorities, etc) parties on an established regular basis as well as in response to ad-hoc requests. Facilitate dispute resolution and maintain clean and up-to-date account balances through inter-departmental cooperation and provide simplification ideas and troubleshooting of finance processes via root cause analysis.
Main tasks, roles and responsibilities :
- Involved in and actively shape the transition of accounting processes from European entities to Hungary.
- Involved in day-to-day operations in the following process areas
- Credit management
- Invoicing
- Incoming payment processing
- Collection management & dunning
- Customer disputes
- AR Closing and periodical activities
- Adherent to agreed service levels, policies and procedures as well as internal controls
- Discover, evaluate and resolve issues
- Identify and work on process improvements
- Engage in collaboration with the business and stakeholders to develop a professional relationship
- Be the ambassador of our organization towards our Customers
- Ensure that all process manuals/relevant work instructions are created and updated on a regular basis
Qualifications
Experiences and requirements:
Education:
- University or college degree in Finance & Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or experience in Finance & Accounting field
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Work experiences – time/seniority/ sector:
- Stable AR knowledge with at least 1 years finance operations role, in SSC
- Experience in a service driven, customer-oriented environment
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Technical/ IT knowledge:
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
- Good knowledge of SAP FI Module
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Language – with level
- Fluent in English and Spanish
Required Skills and Competencies:
- Communication, interpersonal and analytical skill
- Proactive and outcome-focused attitude
- Self- motivation
Additional Information
Hands-on experience working on real-world sustainability projects.
Mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals in the field.
Opportunity to network with industry professionals and gain insights into career paths in sustainability.
Flexible work schedule and remote work options available.
Potential for future career opportunities within the organization.
Modern, newly renovated, sustainable office with parking space and bicycle storage area in the heart of Budapest
Supportive, diverse and highly skilled community
Ability to really make a difference and build new processes from scratch, you can participate in the formation and shape of the BSC processes
KOSTAL is a dynamically developing company (10-20% yearly growth in the automotive and solar industry), an independent, family-run business which provides much flexibility
You can enjoy our value-oriented work culture: we are down-to-earth, appreciative, inspiring and innovative.
Microsoft Office Communication Invoicing Self-motivation Establishing interpersonal relationships Analytical skills Accounts Receivable Initiative