General Ledger Accountant with Polish

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure timely and accurate booking of GL entries in SAP or other ERP, depending on the available IT infrastructure
• Understand the rationale behind all GL postings, to ensure reasonableness.
• Prepare bank reconciliation
• Perform month-end activities as required for reporting (opening/closing of SAP modules, inter-company reconciliations, currency revaluations, uploads of SAP results into One Stream, etc.) within a tight timescale.
• Prepare balance sheet and bank reconciliations, with supporting documentation according to the company’s standards and within the required time-scale.
• Follow-up of disputed/long-outstanding items to ensure integrity of the balance sheet.
• CAPEX accounting and reporting and assign tag numbers to fixed assets
• Track company expenditures for fixed assets in comparison to the capital budget and management authorizations
• Maintain up-to-date procedure documents in English
• Support internal/external audit and Internal Control Office requests.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of accounting from Trial Balance to P&L/Balance Sheet
• Professional accounting qualification is a plus
• Working knowledge of SAP, US GAAP
• Experience with transition projects
• Good Microsoft Office skills
• Fluency in English and ability to work in Polish
• Ability to work in another foreign language is a plus
• Good communication and time-management skills
• Tenacious and detail-orientated working style, with a drive to resolve issues
• Track record of continuous process improvement
• Proactive approach
• Flexibility during month-end closing