Chief Accountant
L'Oréal
- Pruszków, mazowieckie
- Stała
- Pełny etat
- Own the production of local financial statements and reporting within the deadlines set by the Group and the various legal bodies. i.e. Consolidation reporting and end of year local accounts, tax and legal statements etc.
- Ensure close collaboration with other local teams (Controlling, Affairs, Tax, Legal, HR, etc.) to facilitate the production of accounts and the implementation of new local or Group/Zone initiative.
- Organize, animate transversal teams, and perform activities to guarantee the quality of accounting services (measured by 'Pay on time' KPI…)
- Propose and implement improvements and automation for existing reporting processes.
- Preparation of data for transfer pricing documentation in cooperation with a tax advisor.
- Check that the Group's accounting procedures and principles are correctly applied to ensure the quality and reliability of the Group's monthly/quarterly/yearly accounts.
- Keep continuously informed and understands the evolution of local regulations regarding accounting GAAPs and fiscal regulations and initiate appropriate changes in systems and procedures
- Act as Proactive Business Partner
- Master Accounting Norms and Internal Control
- Ensure efficient flow of financials statements
- Ensure the best-in-class accounting services
- Effective Communication skills both oral and written.
- Fluent in Polish & English
- Internal Interactions - Controlling Teams, Legal, Taxation, Operations Team, Group/Zone Office, BEST (Shared Service Centre)
- External Interaction - Group Auditors, Statutory Auditors, Tax office etc.
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Chief Accountant/Accounting Manager, knowledge of IFRS.
- Experience in a production company will be a great advantage.
- Experience in working with a shared services centre or multinational company will be an additional advantage.
- Practical knowledge of CIT and VAT regulations, including WDT, WNT, export and import.
- Knowledge of SAP will be a great asset.
- Interested to work in a dynamic and international environment.