Financial Accounting / Accounts Payable Specialist (m/f/d)
- Hiring date
- As soon as possible
- Time limit
- Initially limited to two years
- Trial period
- 6 weeks
- Payment
- E 9a TVöD Bund
- Application deadline
- 02/27/2025
As a member of the Helmholtz Association, the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, based in Braunschweig, conducts cutting-edge research in the field of infectious diseases. Our scientists develop novel methods and strategies to fight infectious diseases faster and more effectively. Our common goal is to develop novel approaches for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Our research centres on bacterial and viral pathogens, their interaction with the human immune system and new effective agents and vaccines.
The Finance and Controlling Department manages and administers the finances of the Centre and its facilities. The finance department carries out financial and asset accounting and prepares annual reports, tax returns and statistics for external recipients. The department also works on projects in close co-operation with scientific institutions and other administrative areas. The Financial Accounting team is responsible for external accounting for the HZI.
Tasks
- Financial accounting
- Electronic invoice verification and validation of incoming invoices
- Checking incoming invoices for formal and content-related correctness and complaints in the event of errors
- Checking and processing reminders in the accounts payable area
- Clarification of unclear payment transactions including supplier enquiries
Prerequisites
- Completed commercial vocational training
- Professional experience in financial accounting and invoice processing
- Secure and ready-to-use IT skills (MS Office applications and an ERP system)
- Expertise in sales tax law
- High degree of reliability and diligence
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- English language skills (oral and written) are desirable
Working hours
39 weeks per hour
We offer you:
- An attractive and varied job in a future-oriented research institute with an international environment at the Science Campus South in Braunschweig
- A state-of-the-art infrastructure and the latest technologies
- Flexible working hours, part-time models as well as home office
- A corporate culture of appreciation and promotion of equal opportunities
- Extensive training and continuing education opportunities to develop professional knowledge and personal skills
- A family office to support family and career as well as childcare offers
- Interesting additional public service benefits
- Possible subsidy of the job-ticket
People with severe disabilities and equivalent professional qualifications who are suitable for the position are given preference. In order to protect your rights, we ask you to provide us with a clearly recognizable reference to the existence of a degree of severe disability in your cover letter or resume.
The HZI is actively committed to equality, diversity and integration. For this reason, the HZI pursues the goal of professional equality between women and men. The position is suitable for part-time work.
How to apply:
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Please include a cover letter, resume, (employment) references, certificates, and (if available) work samples or reference projects with your application materials. Please refrain from sending a photo.
Please send your complete application, quoting the reference number 011/2025, to the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Human Resources Department, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany or by e-mail. If you send your application in electronic form, please provide a summary in one single (1) pdf document.
We look forward to receiving your application!
