Title:  Entity Accounting & Reporting Senior Specialist

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Entity Accounting & Reporting Senior Specialist

Our offer includes:

• A competitive pay (together with annual bonus) and an attractive benefits package including medical care, Multisport card, life insurance, pension plan
• Ambitious goal to set up new Global Business Center Complex environment of working with multiple stakeholders
• On-going development opportunities in a multinational environment that will inspire you to grow professionally and personally
• Wide variety of projects and tasks, ambitious goals and independence in achieving them
• Flexible working conditions
• Modern office in a convenient location

Main areas of responsibility:

• Provide financial support in budgeting and performance management processes for the respective functions, by working closely with planners/budget owners and proving tools, instructions.
• Support an efficient performance management process (budgeting, forecasting) by collecting requirements, creating instructions, providing guidance, consolidating, analyzing and reporting.
• Ownership of GBS R2R processes from the data collection to posting initiation and reporting in the area of General Ledger (IFRS and Statutory accounting and reporting, entity planning).
• Preparation of draft IFRS and Statutory reporting timely and in accordance with the IFRS and Local Accounting legislation.
• Perform key account balances reconciliations such as accruals, accounts payables, prepayments, fixed assets, intangibles and intercompany balances.
• Management of R2R master data for the entities within the cluster (CoA parameters, CC/PC, CIT codes, etc.).
• Execute J-SOX controls.
• Maintain detailed GBS transactional documentation for the market in charge and update it to ensure Core Services are executed in line with Corporate and market local accounting requirements

You as a professional:

• BA or MA in Finance, Accountancy, Business or equivalent
• A professional qualification of ACCA, CIMA, CPA, etc. is a plus
• Knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS is a plus)
• Relevant experience in General Ledger and/or Statutory Accounting (FP&A experience is a plus)
• Project management experience is a plus
• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• High integrity and ability to work with different cultures, excellent communication skills
• Very good analytical and communication skills (including stakeholders management)