Celanese Asturias, Principality of Asturias, Spain
The Senior Accountant / Controller is responsible for the preparation and delivery of the Statutory Books for European Legal Entities, 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
* 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 Global Policies
* Analyze balance sheet and income statements for Legal Entities within the scope of responsibility
* Collaborate with Tax for appropriate Income Tax Accruals, Income Tax payments, Tax Cash forecasting, Year-End provisioning and Corporate Income Tax filing
* 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
* University degree in Accounting/Finance
* Minimum 5 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 and good Microsoft Office skills
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Willingness to take responsibility and high degree of motivation
* Problem-solving and solution oriented
* Networker; ability to effectively work with a wide variety of organizations and people
* Flexibility to get rapidly adjusted to new situations in a continuous changing environment
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Accounting/Auditing
Industries
* Chemical Manufacturing
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