Accounting Support Specialist 

LOCATION: Liberec / Czech Republic | COMPANY: Knorr-Bremse Services Europe, s.r.o. |  DEPARTMENT: I/FCA Accounting Support | REQUISITION ID: 8022 | ON-SITE/REMOTE: Hybrid 

Do you want to join an exciting and offensive growth journey as Accounting Support Specialist  in an international company? Welcome to the company that through its products and services contributes to increased global sustainability.

Job Description:

• Support project execution through an operational excellence agenda
• Manage projects focused on Accounting process improvement and proactively seek opportunities for process efficiency and higher performance
• Collaborate with purchase to pay operations to analyze processes, define improvement opportunities, and proactively support implementation of corrective actions and solutions
• Collaborate process improvement programs and measurement and performance programs to track and take corrective actions related to budget, schedule, scope, and quality
• Support in building a data and process driven organization
• Support continuous improvement activities
• Participate in/lead special projects as needed (implementation of new systems - VIM, NEO, etc.)
• Mentor six sigma and lean projects for your sphere of influence
• Support quality/scope/risk and resource management
• Key role in joint review meetings with Accounting department and/or BPR management
• Identify opportunities to expand services provided under the current contract
• Active support of the Operations "POC" community
• Stakeholder management
• Creation of process documentation and guidelines

Required:

• Secondary, higher vocational or university education
• Knowledge of operational excellence principles / Lean Six Sigma is advantage
• English B1+ (verbal and written)
• Work experience in the field of process analysis and techniques process improvement
• Work experience in accounting/purchasing/IT department is an advantage
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office, specifically MS PowerPoint and MS Excel
• Ability to solve risks/problems and prepare a mitigation plan
• Proactive approach and customer orientation

Knorr-Bremse is the global market leader in braking systems and a leading supplier of other safety-critical railway and commercial vehicle systems. Knorr-Bremse's products contribute significantly to increased safety and energy efficiency on both railway tracks and roads around the world.                                                  

Knorr-Bremse is active in the key global megatrends: urbanisation, sustainability, digitalisation and mobility. Knorr-Bremse has more than 30,000 employees at over 100 locations in more than 30 countries around the world. In 2022, Knorr-Bremse achieved sales of more than EUR 7 billion and we continue to work hard every day with great expertise to maintain our position as one of the most successful industrial companies in Germany.                   

Visit https://www.knorr-bremse.com/en/ for more information about the company