**Overview**:
- The Celanese Financial Service Center, based in Asturias, Spain, is looking for a **Senior Accountant / Controller**to join its Accounting Team.
The **Senior Accountant** is responsible for the preparation and delivery of the **Statutory Books** of Legal Entities in **Switzerland** or in other **European countries**, in compliance with local and corporate policies. With a sound understanding of the Legal Entities´ underlying businesses, he/she is responsible for **Financial Accounting**, **Reporting and Internal Controls**. He/she supports the Country Leaders and business in all accounting matters and is the interface of the company with external Authorities (incl. External Auditors).
**Responsibilities**:
**YOU will be involved in the following tasks**:
- Complete Local Book in compliance with statutory and corporate policies (timely closing and reporting for local accounts)
- Partner with external and internal auditors
- Reconcile Local Book accounts and local versus US GAAP books
- Monitor account reconciliations in compliance with the Company’s Integral Policies
- Analyze balance sheet and income statements for Legal Entities within the scope of responsibility
- Prepare deferred tax calculation and any other reports for direct tax purposes
- Participate in Company projects impacting the Legal Entities in scope
- Support internal controls in line with SOX 404 as well as the Company’s Internal Control Standards manual
**Qualifications**:
**What YOU will bring to the team**:
- University degree in Accounting/Finance
- Minimum 8 years of accounting and financial reporting experience required
- Previous experience in Big4 or multinational companies
- Experience in US GAAP and European Local GAAP
- Understanding of Transfer Pricing and intercompany charges
- Business proficiency in English is required. Another European language (such as French, German, Dutch) is an asset
- Good knowledge of SAP
- Good Microsoft Office skills required