It's more than a job
As a finance professional at Kuehne+Nagel, your work includes managing budgets, strategic planning, and overseeing financial operations. You also help make ordinary and special moments possible for people around the world. Because your financial diligence allows your colleagues across the company to stay focused on the core of their work, whether it's getting vital healthcare products to those who need them or fresh fruit to children playing in the park. Finance work at Kuehne+Nagel, means more than we imagine.
As an Accounts Payable Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, accuracy, and efficiency of our endtoend Accounts Payable (AP) processes. You will manage the full lifecycle of supplier invoices and credit notes, from receipt and verification through to payment ensuring complete visibility for each creditor at every step.
How you create impact
- Maintaining full control of invoice flow: from validation to timely settlement.
- Monitoring due dates, aging, discrepancies, and blocked invoices, and taking proactive action to resolve issues.
- Collaborating closely with operational teams, ensuring clarity on outstanding items and nonconfirmed invoices.
- Coordinating with Standard Finance teams (Indexing, Account Opening, Payments) to secure smooth finance workflows.
- Communicating with suppliers to resolve discrepancies, request documentation, and provide status updates.
- Ensuring data accuracy and compliance, supporting clean financial records and audit readiness.
- Contributing to monthend closure activities as well as supply chain finance tasks related to creditor allocation.
Your role is essential in maintaining efficient financial operations and building strong internal and external partnerships that support business continuity.
What we would like you to bring
- 3–5 years of experience in finance or accounting.
- Strong understanding of Accounts Payable processes and invoice lifecycle management.
- Excellent written and spoken English, enabling clear, solutionoriented communication with internal and external partners.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and accuracy in data handling.
- Ability to independently manage priorities, follow up on open items, and escalate when needed.
- Comfort working with finance systems (ACON+ or similar), with a willingness to learn new tools.
- Proficient user of Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.)
- A collaborative mindset and readiness to partner with multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Reliability, accountability, and a processimprovement mindset.
What's in it for you
Joining our Accounts Payable team means becoming part of a dynamic, collaborative, and supportive finance community.
With us, you can expect:
- A role where your work truly matters you will directly influence payment accuracy, compliance, and process efficiency.
- Opportunities to grow, learn, and expand your financial expertise.
- A team culture based on partnership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Structured workflows and clear processes, with room for initiative and personal ownership.
- Exposure to international stakeholders and crossfunctional finance teams.
Who we are
Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.
As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.
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