The company BK SEE Poland, international Quick fast food Retail Group, with 20 stores in Poland, seeks to recruit for its offices in Warsaw a Chief Accountant (Ref: Poland, CHA/1214)
We are currently seeking an experienced, and thorough chief accountant to join our firm. In this role, you will demonstrate your management skills and accounting expertise in a variety of personal and corporate accounting practices, including overseeing taxes. You must be highly accurate and efficient, utilizing your vast knowledge of the current tax code, upholding our standard of exceptional customer service, and, above all else, ensuring that consistent and accurate accounting services. The suitable candidate should have a passion for accounting and experience in this field.
Responsible for day to day finance and accounts operations and monthly reporting according to local and group requirements together with tax regulations and yearly Financial Statements.
- Conduct all necessary training to keep the team’s skills and knowledge up to date
- Processes accounting transactions both per Polish and English
- Responsible for day to day finance and accounts operations
- Perform full set of accounts and ensure timely closing of accounts.
- Responsible for timely monthly financial statements, payments, cash-flow
- Develop and maintain internal control and effective accounting system and policies for the set up.
- Responsible for monitoring of capex expenditures
- Participation in the preparation of Financial Statement for local and group purposes
- Work consultatively with the respective departments on cost reduction initiatives
- Ensures adherence to company’s policies and procedures and coordination in audit procedures
- Proactively performs preventive quality controls and initiates corrective actions when necessary
- Produces accounting reports and monthly/quarterly/yearly statistics
- Processes and controls invoices, bank statements and salaries in SAP system
- Cooperates with tax authorities in case of tax reviews
- Ensure that all necessary documents are requested, collected, and compiled
- Advise business owners and individuals regarding the tax code
- Detect and address potential compliance issues proactively
- Maintain compliance with all regulations at all times
- Work collaboratively with other teams to achieve shared goals
- University or Bachelar degree in Accounting or Finance
- A post graduate degree in a related field is considered an asset
- 3 - 5 years of progressive experience in accounting, preferably in a multinational company
- Excellent knowledge of Polish and English language;
- Very good knowledge of ERP accounting packages,
- Very good knowledge of MS Office applications and especially Excel
- Extensive corporate and personal tax experience
- Expertise working financial statements
- High standards of business ethics and professional conduct
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Capacity to organise time and plan actions effectively so as to meet simultaneous deadlines
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Perseverance and results orientation
- Precision and reliability; ability to work autonomously
- Consistent, accurate, and thorough with an eye for details
- Exceptional organizational skills and aptitude for numbers
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
- Outstanding phone and email etiquette
- Able to thrive in a deadline-driven environment
- Able to motivate the team and lead by example
Candidates who are interested should submit their application in English.
