R2R Fixed Assets Accountant

Based: Łódź, Poland

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Completing asset capitalization, transfers and disposals in the Fixed Asset sub-ledger, review and place assets under construction

• Performing monthly depreciation runs to ensure that depreciation accounting is properly completed and within set deadlines
• Cooperation with Local Business to ensure any issues associated with capitalization or performing asset maintenance is supported in a timely manner
• Executing the month-end, quarter-end and the year-end close activities in line with corporate policies, standard procedures and established operational and financial control frameworks
• Compiling and analysing business information to prepare journal entries and document business transactions
• Performing reconciliation of balance sheets accounts including follow-ups with business partners
• Ensuring timely compliance with internal control policies and SoX environment, including timely completion of internal and external audit requests
• Identifying, researching, and escalating accounting matters and/or process breakdowns that could result in financial misstatement and control exceptions or deficiencies
• Working with others to complete regulatory filings, internal audits, external audits, operational audits and other required activities
• Supporting the delivery of continuous improvement activities, including identification and escalation of identified issues
• Supporting the production and the standard library of management reports, with initial variance analysis and commentary within the agreed timeline

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Fluent English language skills
• Around 2 years of accounting experience in areas like: Fixed Assets, General ledger Accounting, Financial Reporting, GR/IR reporting, GL month end activities, BS account reconciliations  
• Exposure working in a matrix-based organisational hierarchy.
• Exposure working in multi-national Consumer Goods business environment and experience working in a global financial shared services centre supporting multiple countries
• Exposure with ERP (SAP preferred) and regional/global US GAAP based group reporting systems
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good communication (written and verbal) skills
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload
• Ability to work well within a team and is proactive in managing and improving own work
• Self-starter mentality and proactive in initiating action steps