With over a century of experience in battery research and manufacturing, Leclanché is well placed to tackle the challenges of the transition to a carbon-free society. As the only European manufacturer of both power and energy lithium-ion battery cells, Leclanché provides the most effective energy storage solutions for electric vehicles, industrial, marine, grid and microgrid applications.
Our world leading in-house technologies and ownership of the full value chain from electrochemistry to energy management software, make us unique and a partner of choice for customers who require smarter and faster energy storage solutions.
To support our Finance team, we are looking for our offices in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland for a:
As a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist, you will be responsible for overseeing end-to-end accounts payable processes, ensuring timely and accurate payments, and maintaining compliance with Swiss GAAP. Your expertise in managing supplier relationships, reconciliations, and financial controls will contribute to the efficiency and integrity of the company's financial operations. You will ensure accurate and timely execution of cash management tasks and contribute to process improvements within the treasury function.
1. Payment Processing & Cash Management:
- Consolidate and prioritize payment requests from various departments.
- Ensure timely vendor payments and manage daily cash operations.
2. Bank Transactions & Reconciliations:
- Ensure accuracy of daily bank transactions are booked in ERP and resolve discrepancies.
- Perform monthly reconciliations for bank accounts, credit cards, and other ledgers.
3. Accounts Payable & Supplier Management:
- Process supplier invoices efficiently and reconcile accounts payable with supplier statements.
- Reconcile supplier accounts, resolve discrepancies, and manage communications with other departments (Procurement).
4. Bookkeeping & Compliance:
- Support accounting with supplier invoice bookkeeping and maintain accurate ledgers in compliance with Swiss GAAP.
- Implement and maintain strong internal controls over accounting transactions.
5. Expense:
- Validate employee expenses and corporate credit card transactions for policy compliance.
6. Accounts Receivable Management:
- Oversee accounts receivable, ensuring timely bookings and collections.
7. Intercompany Transactions:
- Handle intercompany transactions and manage contact for international subsidiaries.
- Contribute to financial planning, budgeting, and reporting processes.
8. Month-End & Year-End Closing:
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
- Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including bank accounts.
9. Treasury & Cash Forecasting:
- Consolidate treasury information from subsidiaries to provide an accurate daily cash position.
- Prepare and monitor short-term and long-term cash flow forecasts, including inflows and outflows.
- Monitor foreign currency exposures and propose strategies to optimize transfer costs.
10. Debt & Banking Relationship Management:
- Assist in managing the Group’s debt portfolio, including interest and principal payments.
- Maintain and develop strong relationships with banking partners to optimize operations.
11. Internal Controls & Process Improvement:
- Develop and maintain strong internal controls for treasury and accounting activities.
- Identify opportunities for improving treasury processes and implement efficient solutions.
12. Reporting & Financial Analysis:
- Provide support for external audits, ensuring timely delivery of necessary documentation.
- Conduct ad-hoc financial analyses and address management queries.
- Support IT initiatives to improve financial reporting and accounting processes.
Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience as a Senior Accountant / Acc. Payable / Treasurer or a similar role.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to handle financial data with high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet strict deadlines.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a strong advantage.
- Solid organizational skills with the ability to prioritize activities in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Knowledge and experience in cash forecasting, foreign exchange management, or debt management of treasury management is a plus.
Key competencies:
- Customer Focus: Acts with the customer in mind. Builds and maintains good relations with customers. Listening to and understanding customer challenges and requirements.
- Result Orientation: Possesses and applies knowledge and skills necessary for task completion. Does things and/or ensures things are done from the perspective of both quality and quantity of work.
- Initiative and Adaptability: Seizes opportunities in a proactive way. Does not give up when faced with a difficult situation. Identifies problems and finds solutions in a creative manner.
- Teamwork: Works cooperatively with others and is part of a team. Helps others and fosters a spirit of cooperation to achieve a common goal.
- Communication: Written and verbal communications are clear, concise and understandable.
Languages
Good level of English and French (spoken and written).
We offer an interesting job in an international growing company, dynamic and collaborative working environment, possibility to work on innovative projects and continuous professional growth.
Please note that we have an established hybrid working pattern in place.
If you are Swiss or EU citizen, or hold a valid work permit, please apply, and send your full application only in English.
A note to recruitment agencies - we do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs. Thank you for your understanding.