Financial Accountant

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of the financial ledgers and accounting processes for Poland;
• Complete monthly reconciliations and analysis of variances to budget and forecasts;
• Preparation of the monthly accounts;
• Ensuring that appropriate systems and strong internal controls are in place;
• Working with the Financial Controller - Ireland & Poland and the Group Financial Controller to support annual external audit process;
• Submission of VAT and Intrastat returns for Poland and Netherlands;
• Submission of Corporate tax returns;
• Submission of Statistic reporting GUS and NBP;
• Liaising with our professional advisor on the regional corporate and tax compliance;
• Ad hoc assistance to the Financial Controller Managed Services and Group Financial Controller as and when required

Experience Required:

• Academic degree in Finance and Accounting with at least 3 years experience in Multinational operations including responsibility for financial reporting, corporate compliance and tax;
• Experience from a global Finance organisation in an international company
• Establishing processes and controls as well as risk assessment when setting up a new piece of business;
• SAP experience is preferable; Fluent in English and Polish.

Key Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to challenge the status quo with a continuous improvement mindset;
• Change management proficiency;
• Enterprise mindset to ensure the right prioritisation of initiatives for the organisation; The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. They are not intended to be interpreted as a exhaustive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
• Effective communicator with excellent influencing/collaboration skills and teamwork mindset;
•  Drive for exceeding internal stakeholder expectations;
• Self-driven with a hunger for learning and development and doing things right the first time;
• Ability to determine key relevant information and ensure systems and processes support preparation of appropriate financial metrics in a meaningful way for all stakeholders