General Accounting&Tax Controller

Description:

• Responsible for tax and statutory accounting and related reporting on behalf of the affiliate.
• Ensures that all accounting and tax related processes in the affiliate work efficiently and in compliance with local requirements and legislation.
• Manages the largest part of GA entries, P2P process, VAT related agenda including preparation of VAT claims and submissions as well as ensures proper corporate income tax treatment.
• Closely cooperates with the Company’s Shared Services Center in Cork and the outsourced P2P service provider (BPO).
• Responsible for all month-end and year-end accounting activities and submissions of required reports.
• Serves as a primary contact for financial internal and external auditors, tax advisors and inspectors.

Main responsabilities:

• Performs computation and submission of VAT claims for the Romanian affiliate together with all other local taxes (WH tax and reporting, income tax, etc.) and is responsible for related settlements.
• Responsible for corporate income tax and all other local taxes of the affiliate.
• Performs local month-end and year-end closing activities and controls.    
• Prepares accounts, reports and analyses as required.
• Processes sales invoices for allocation of charges, inter-company billings.
• Executes fixed assets control, reviews and adjusts lease-related postings.
• Processes and books payroll files from 3rd party provider.
• Computes and posts appropriate accruals and reserves.
• Prepares and approves GL account reconciliations.
• Performs accounting and tax audit of P2P processes.
• Ensures appropriate documentation for tax purposes.
• Effectively cooperates with Shared Service Center and the BPO.
• Monitors all legal changes related to accounting and taxes in Romania and implements them into current processes.
• Supports regional controller in any other processes and projects.

Requirements:

• University degree (preferably in finance, accounting or economics);
• 3 years of relevant experience in local tax or accounting department;
• Very good knowledge of Romanian tax regulation related to the income tax and VAT;
• Very good accounting knowledge (Romanian GAAP, US GAAP);
• Previous experience with internal and external audits;
• Experience with SAP;
• Very good knowledge of English and Romanian languages (spoken/ written);
• High-end PC skills (MS Excel);
• Accountability and responsibility;
• Accuracy, detail-orientation;
• Proactive, solution-focused approach;
• Qualified professional with ability to work independently;
• Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize work;
• Flexibility / ability to adapt to different situations;
• Ability to work effectively in virtual or project teams;
• Learning agility;
• Strong professional work ethic.

Only eligible candidates will be contacted.

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