Payments Accountant- Cash and Bank

Company Overview

If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you’re searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve’s position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone!

Role Summary

In this role, you will be responsible for several payment-related tasks, handle multiple ERPs and work with international banks, assure approvals of duties, and ensure compliance with Flowserve policies and local statutory laws and regulations. Besides your daily duties, urgent tasks may occur, so you need to be flexible and be able to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Propose and execute regular payment runs, monthly payments and ad hoc urgent requests based on needs. Follow up on technical payment success.
• Monitor and reconcile both proposed and final payment batches by verifying entries and comparing system information to expected outcomes as described in legacy site or if applicable, the S/4 Hana standard payment process.
• Execute all kind of payment related tasks within a day.
• Respond to inquiries within 24 hours of receipt assuming 5-day business week. Utilize guidance from staff, senior or supervisor while understanding when and where escalation is necessary.
• Resolve payment discrepancies and escalation issues, handling multiple ERPs and international banks.
• Ensure data accuracy.
• Assist with month end closing if there is a need.
• Assure approvals per Flowserve Delegation of Authority and segregation of duties policies are followed before payment.
• Ensure compliance with Flowserve policies, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as defined by Flowserve (GAAP), Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) and local statutory laws and regulations and that business is conducted within Flowserve ethical code of business conduct.
• Perform other ad‑hoc tasks defined by the direct leader or above.

Requirements

• 3-5 years experience in payment responsibilities.
• Working with international banks.
• Have completed an Economics/Finance Bachelor’s degree.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Any additional languages would be a plus but not essential.
• User‑level Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint knowledge.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (such as Oracle, SAP, Great Plains) would be an advantage, but training is offered to everyone.
• Natural at building positive relationships.
• Have analytical, research and problem‑solving skills.
• Keen attention to details.
• Flexible and able to cope with process changes.
• Ability to multitask.
• Excellent team player.

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans. Flowserve will also not discriminate against an applicant or employee for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing their pay or, in certain circumstances, the pay of their co‑workers. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision