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Senior Accountant
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Description
- A candidate will be responsible for German/Austrian entities;
- Understanding journal entries, that get recorded into the general ledger, mechanically and conceptually; corporate reporting, account analysis, reporting of risk and opportunities;
- Developing and maintaining relationships with senior Accounting and Finance personnel for various Alliances;
- Supporting Accounting Manager in process coordination and, if necessary, team coordination;
- Various reporting requirements including monthly balance sheet variance, Tax, SOX, MRC, audit requests, accounts reconciliation;
- Participating in month-end activities, including review of balance sheet and contract related journal entries;
- Intercompany reconciliations and balance confirmation;
- Clearing bank accounts;
- Supporting the Team with their knowledge and expertise;
- Identifying issues and process improvements;
- Supporting the Team in system migration (implementation of SAP S/4Hana)
Responsibilities
- At least 5 years’ experience within Accounting, preferably in GL area;
- Highly developed organizational skills due to significant job responsibilities;
- A candidate must have the ability to function effectively in fast paced environment;
- Experience in SSC-environment;
- Understanding of GL activities;
- Good knowledge of SAP & MS Excel applications; knowledge of Oracle accounting system and/or Blackline tool would be an asset ;
- Experience with at least one of the following areas: consolidation, leases, inventory valuation, prepayments; preferably in accordance with US-GAAP;
- High-level English required, German would be an asset;
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills; a candidate can explain and present problems and issues to others and contribute to their resolution;
- Previous exposure to working in/for German-speaking environments would be an asset.
Hard Skills
- Advanced Excel Skills (queries, pivot tables, formulas, macros)
- Account Reconciliation
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Modeling
- General ledger
- Forecasting
- Bookkeeping
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Investment management
- Auditing
- Expense reports
- Financial projections
Soft Skills
- Adaptability
- Problem-solver
- Strategic thinker
- Organized
- Attention to detail
We offer
- Contract of employment
- Work in multilingual, multinational and multicultural environment
- Work in dynamic and friendly environment
- Work in a convenient location, close to the center of the city
- Trainings to raise the qualifications
- Flexible working time
- Private medical care