We are an electric performance brand, determined to improve the society we live in. Our focus is on uncompromised design and technology. Passion and emotion drive us, electricity and innovation drive our cars. Our products are excellent, efficient and entertaining. In Polestar’s future, there is no room for shortcuts, excuses or compromises. We are all in, dedicated on our ambition. Guiding our industry forward through pure, progressive, performance.

Polestar – the guiding star.

Overview

Due to accelerating growth and evolving business focus we have an exciting opportunity for someone seeking to join a fast-paced and innovative organisation. We’re looking for an organized and process driven Finance Administrator to join the Polestar UK team but also providing finance administration support for the Polestar Ireland operation. This is a key role reporting into the Local Business Controller (LBC) to support with various finance administrative activities, particularly supporting our operational and sales functions in both markets. We’re driving change in the automotive marketplace with a truly unique approach to the customer journey.

Job areas:

Order To Cash (OTC):

• Support LBC, shared service center and local business in driving collection of overdues
• Be the point of contact for local business (in particular Sales and CRC) and shared service center ( based out of market) for invoice related issues and local requirements of retail and fleet
• Support the local financial service provider (FSP) and shared service center in loan related issues as well as reconciliation of lease customers and support with wholesale funding process for both UK & IE
• Work with process improvements and automatization

Purchase to Pay (PTP):

• Support LBC in driving reduction of un-processable invoices with shared service center, local business and suppliers
• Follow up and support local business in relation to contracts, vendor master data, Purchase Orders, goods receipts and account instructions
• Clearing of invoices in book keeping system based upon local inputs
• Align account instructions for local business
• Support LBC with monthly follow up and reporting of spend budget (Budget/Actuals/Forecast) together with local business and HQ controllers
• Support LBC with monthly preparation and input of accruals together with local business, HQ controllers and shared service center

General:

• Follow up and support local business with expense reports
• Handling of contracts, Purchase Orders and invoices related to local personnel, office supplies, road side assistance, fleet packs, internal fleet claims, pre-owned cars, manual adjustments to PDI/PDS purchase orders and any other requirements
• Local point of contact for landlord invoice queries and handling general office related topics.
• Management of internal fleet management Purchase Orders
• Supporting the monitoring of costs on internal cars together with local business
• Investor invoicing – rent related recharges and invoicing of investor marketing contributions

Who are we looking for:

• Interest of invoice processes
• Bachelor degree or practical education in business economics
• General understanding of accounting and handling of accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Independent and solution minded
• Proactive and supportive to local business team in several different areas
• Openminded, positive and uncomplicated personality
• Proficient in verbal and written English, further languages are a plus
• Good analytical and operational capabilities
• Good knowledge of MS-Office, especially excel, and experience of working in IT-systems
• Experience in Workday and SAP finance systems will be beneficial but training will be provided.

At Polestar, the sky is the limit.