Accounts Payable Clerk

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Position Overview

The Accounts Payable Clerk will work with the wider Finance team to ensure financial reporting accuracy and contribute to an effective internal control environment. The role will support broad company initiatives and interact with key internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Job Functions
- Maintain accurate financial records and ensure financial information is recorded and communicated in a timely and precise manner
- Work under limited supervision, both independently and within a team environment
- Frequent contact with internal stakeholders, external 3rd party vendors and customers

Duties
- Receiving, verifying and processing invoices. Matching invoices to POs
- Reviewing and reconciling invoice discrepancies. Work with New Dev, Construction & Ops teams to resolve invoice queries
- Obtain approvals from requisitioner
- Scheduling payment runs and preparing payments
- Booking invoices charging them to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice / expense nature, and project and purchase order relation
- Ensuring vendors are paid in a timely and efficient manner
- Ensuring credit is received for outstanding credit notes
- Respond to all vendor enquiries regarding finance / payments in a timely manner. Ensure that the mailboxes are properly administered
- Reconcile supplier statements to ensure all invoices received and processed
- Review Opex purchase requisitions, ensuring any spend outside of budget is justified and authorized
- Support with any ad hoc or administrative tasks as required
- Maintain schedule of accounts filing, VAT returns & other statutory deadlines
- Continuing to improve AP process

Job Requirements
- basic bookkeeping skills are required. Bookkeeping or accounting technician qualification, or equivalent degree is preferred
- high degree of attention to detail is essential
- teamplayer
- problem solver
- strong communication skills (vendor relationship, fiduciary relationship)
- organization
- ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
- 2-3 years experience in a similar role
- English & German mandatory
- Work effectively in collaboration cross-functionally to achieve shared goals and deliver business objectives
- Travel is expected to be less than 5%, occasionally for training purposes
- Potential employees must complete a background check successfully

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer