Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Lead Accounts Payable - Payments

Posted Sep 3, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
Sofia, Bulgaria
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Experience
4 years of accounts payable experience in a multinational environment, preferably in shared services
Education
High School Diploma or equivalent

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Role Summary

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The role handles accounts payable transactions and vendor payments, partnering with internal teams and external vendors. It also supports account reconciliations, month-end close, and audit and compliance activities.

What You'll Do

  • Match and verify invoices against purchase orders and goods receipts; ensure invoices and expense claims are accurately coded and approved.
  • Generate vendor payments, ensure checks are authorized, and register new vendors in the ERP.
  • Manage incoming e-invoices, respond to vendor inquiries, and reconcile supplier statements.
  • Clear unallocated payments, reconcile accounts, monitor payment status, and investigate invoice or GRIR discrepancies.
  • Prepare journal vouchers and balance sheet schedules, analyze accounts, and support timely AP module closing.
  • Collaborate with auditors, prepare audit schedules, and support SOX and statutory compliance.

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Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent; 4 years of accounts payable experience in a multinational environment; intermediate Microsoft Excel; good spoken and written communication; ability to learn organization-specific computer applications and accounting principles; high attention to detail and accuracy.

Preferred

  • Accounts payable experience in shared services

Original job description

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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives.

How you will make an impact:

Seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Representative to be a master of the accounts payable process and to ensure transactional excellence related to Accounts Payable. They will partner with a broad number of external and internal business partners, such as Vendors, Warehouses, Distribution Centers, Product Management, Accounting, Rebate Teams, Compliance & Audit. The focus is on driving Days Payable for vendors in their portfolio, using Thermo Fisher’s Accounts Payables system.

What you will do:

  • Process accounts payable invoice matching and verification with purchase orders, delivery order/goods receipts
  • Ensure accounts payable invoice and expenses claims are accurate, properly coded and approved by relevant cost center Manager
  • Generates electronics (online) payments to vendors, ensure cheques are authorized and in line with Corporate Policy and processes
  • New Vendor registration to ERP
  • Manage incoming e-invoice, sort and distribute to relevant AP personnel in charge
  • Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries, perform Supplier Statement reconciliation
  • Clear and reconcile unallocated payments in ERP systems
  • Ensure completeness of balance sheet schedule every month, include reconciliation of payments, prepare analysis of accounts, monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
  • Research and resolve invoice/GRIR discrepancies issues
  • Prepare journal voucher, ensure timely closing of AP module
  • Collaborate closely with internal and external auditors, prepare audit schedules and ensure compliance to SOX and statutory requirements
  • Other related duties as required and/or assigned


How you will get here:

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • 4 years of accounts payable experience in a multinational environment, preferably in shared services


Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Ability to quickly learn organization specific computer applications, ability to learn accounting principles
  • Good spoken and written communication skills are required to collaborate with various partners
  • Microsoft Excel skills (intermediate requirement)
  • High attention to detail and accuracy as data entry is a critical component of role


Travel Requirements

  • Less than 10%

Thermo Fisher Scientific

About the company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Large Enterprise

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, providing a wide range of analytical instruments, reagents, and software solutions for healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences research. With a commitment to innovation and quality, the company enables customers to make significant advancements in scientific discovery and healthcare diagnostics. Thermo Fisher operates in more than 50 countries and employs over 80,000 people, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at enhancing global health and safety. Through its broad portfolio of brands and technologies, the company plays a vital role in accelerating life-changing research and improving patient outcomes worldwide.