AP Accounting Specialist, Supplier Support

At JBT, what we do matters. As one of the global leaders within food and beverage technology and automated systems, we know that the contribution of our employees, ultimately leads to the success of our business fortifying the future of food.

We are committed to our employees and will provide you with development and opportunities to allow you to be the best version of yourself at work, at home, and in your community.

We foster a genuine inclusive team culture enjoying collaborative working across our global teams to deliver world-class projects.

We encourage development ensuring new experiences and challenges at JBT in order to feed your growth!

The Opportunity ... : The AP Accounting Specialist position reports directly to the Global AP Accounting Manager at JBT SSC.

Timely delivery is ey for full compliance with our Global Service Level Agreement. All activities under scope need to be executed under the strongest Internal Controls framework.

• Perform daily operations of the Accounts Payable area: Invoices processing, payment execution, supplier’s queries.
• Report scorecard and other AP metrics monthly.
• Analyze Accounts Payable services provided to all Global business units and lead the review, evaluation, standardization and continuous improvements initiatives execution for guaranteeing best quality and accuracy under a Service Level Agreement framework.
• Guaranteeing all accounts payable transactions are performed under a strong internal controls framework.
• Daily Invoices postings in ERPs: issues resolution, analysis and reporting.

• Prepare and execute Payments.
• AP Aging review and maintenance.
• Vendor support and queries resolution.
• Follow up customers’ satisfaction level and promote actions to increase it. Ensure effective communication channels with the final aim to provide outstanding proactive support and service to internal customers.
• Active participation in initiatives/projects relating the implementation of ways to minimize manual processes for improving efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Support information to external & internal auditors and internal customers.
• Assist in ad-hoc accounts payable projects as required (ex. Migrations, new tools implementation…).
• Month end reporting to JBT SSC Management – Operations Review and KPIs delivery and analysis.

Education/ Experience:

• Graduate in Business Administration or equivalent degree, preferably in Accounting/ Finance.
• 1-3 year experience in Accounts Payable & Accounting in multinational company.

Core Competencies:

• Drive for Results.
• Experience in process analysis.
• Ability to perform under pressure and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Problem solving.
• Planning and organizing.
• Communication and teamwork.

• Accounts payable knowledge (Invoices, T&E, payments, GRNI).
• General ledger knowledge (accounts reconciliation, AP journal entries related).
• Transactional processes and problem solving.
• SOX/Internal Controls knowledge.
• Strong PC skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Data Accuracy.
• Strong ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Fluent verbal /written Spanish and English.

• Position based in San Fernando de Henares- Madrid. Limited travelling might be required.

Benefits: Attractive compensation package and Benefits on day 1 of your employment.

Commitment to Diversity: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging is a fundamental value to JBT and critical to our future success. A thoughtful, focused, and sustained effort to work towards our DEIB goals is not just a principled choice, but also a business imperative.

Equal Opportunity Employment

It is the policy of JBT Corporation to provide equal opportunity for qualified persons and not to discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by state or local law at the JBT Corporation location to which this application is submitted.