Senior Accountant in Bucuresti

Job Description Our new colleague will support the Team Lead and Entity Controller performing assigned general ledger activities in a timely and accurate manner, preparing month end close process and will be responsible for the correctness of G/L entries in compliance with US GAAP, as well as local GAAP requirement and SOX compliance. Taking into consideration the overall business and the high level of complexity of the financial activities, you will be required working independently and in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and theories. As our new colleague, you will be in charge with: Perform US and Local GAAP month-end closing activities: journals booking, HFM reporting, month end schedules Perform monthly account reconciliations, ensuring sufficient and quality back-ups, propose action plan for the differences identified and ensures the discrepancies are solved in due time Coordinates with Site Finance leaders to ensure timely flow of information Prepares, reviews and controls accounting journals Ensure all journal entries comply with internal and external audit specifications Perform monthly account reconciliations, ensuring sufficient and quality back-ups Prepare periodically reports requested by local regulations (e.g. Statistics and other regulatory reporting) Produces routine reports, schedules, and summaries for management Support the annual US GAAP / statutory / SOX audits Ensure support external auditor and prepare deliverables for local statutory audit Coordinate with external auditor and prepare deliverables for local statutory audit, deep review of the Financial statements May undertake limited payroll, banking and treasury operations for assigned entities. Prepares reports for local regulators (monthly, quarterly or/and yearly reports as required by local authorities - such as, statistics). Supports external advisor on CITR preparation, gather data and review May establish, modify, document and co-ordinate implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures YOU NEED BS degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant 3-5 years of experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process WE VALUE Fluent in English Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) SAP and HFM experience is a plus Motivated self-starter; proactive in identifying issues along with recommending issue resolution Flexible about work content, timings and location Ability to meet deadlines Works independently, only exceptionally requires supervision. Strong analytical skills Process and results oriented. Reliable and consistent Advanced MS Excel skills including VLOOKUP’s and pivot tables