Accountant - Entry

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

•    Responsible for accounting tasks for a few legal entities under the guidance of a supervisor in EMEA/APR
•    Manage the month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing process for a few legal entities
•    Prepare corporate income tax calculations and entries 
•    Prepare indirect tax reporting and prepare indirect tax entries (APR only) 
•    Handle the group and support the statutory audits of the entities in the scope
•    Support process improvement and productivity efforts
•    Support special projects and assignments
•    Maintain work instructions and manuals
•    Support other finance departments, namely Business Finance, Credit control, Corporate accounting, Tax compliance teams
•    Act as a contact person with local service providers and resolve issues as required
•    Any other ad hoc tasks 

Qualifications

Functional Skills and capabilities:

•    Fluent in English both written and spoken
•    Has a "can-do" attitude, pro-active, flexible mind-set 
•    Good accounting knowledge
•    Working knowledge of key systems (SAP, Excel, etc.)  is essential
•    Able to work independently
•    Is able to work in a dynamic environment and meet tight deadlines
•    Good interpersonal and communication skills
•    Possess analytical and problem-solving skills

Required Education / Job Experience: 

•    Master degree in accounting preferred
•    5+ years of relevant accounting or auditing experience in a multinational company
•    Process automation experience and thinking preferable