Senior P2P Accountant

Perk Yokoy seeks a Senior P2P Accountant in Switzerland to manage AP payments, vendor queries, and month-end accruals while ensuring ledger accuracy and supporting process improvements.

This position is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the accounts payable process for a specific region. The incumbent ensures that payments are processed accurately and on time, resolves vendor and buyer inquiries, and prepares month-end cost accruals. The role also plays a key part in keeping the general ledger clean, reconciled, and ready for audits, while assisting the Controlling team with enhancing process controls.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and approve weekly multi-currency payment runs, including the execution of bank reconciliations and processing of ad-hoc advance payment requests.
• Ensure strict adherence to operational accounting policies and procedures.
• Conduct weekly clean-up of the AP subledger and reconcile vendor accounts, resolving any open or unmatched items.
• Manage assigned month-end close tasks, including the preparation, review, and release of cost accruals and related balance sheet reconciliations within set deadlines.
• Support the month-end P&L review and cost analysis by identifying variances and suggesting corrections before final sign-off.
• Assist with internal and external audit processes.
• Handle the daily inbox for vendor and buyer queries as well as internal requests, following up until resolution.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy in the AP process and adopt best practices across all areas.
• Provide backup support for team members and contribute to finance projects, process improvements, and system initiatives.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience in accounting, preferably within controlling or P2P functions.
• Fluent English proficiency for professional communication.
• A proactive, open-minded, and solution-oriented mindset capable of managing multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical skills with keen attention to detail and accuracy, comfortable working under deadline pressure.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with international, cross-functional stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with NetSuite.
• Proficiency in additional languages.
• General comfort with ERP systems.