Chief Financial Officer

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure full tax accounting compliance for the Company according to Polish tax law and the overall compliance of Group transfer pricing policy, defined by the headquarters, according to OCSE guidelines;
• Drives process and internal control enhancements and ensure practices are in place to achieve highest standards in the preparation of the group reporting and the statutory financial reporting and to maintain efficient and compliant accounting processes and effective controls;
• Leads continuous improvement initiatives, standardization, re-engineering of processes and controls and implementation of best practices;
• Leads, following the head quarter instructions and guidelines, the future ERP system migration (from the actual ERP to the new one not yet chosen; SAP/Navision are under evaluation);
• Supervise the monthly balance sheet reconciliations process and summarize the results for management;
• Draw up the statutory financial statements under Polish law;
• Define the accounting treatment of any specific issue or matter arising from the daily accounting and financial activities;
• Leads the current accounting team in continuous improvement and development;
• Analyses workflow and assignments to ensure operations run efficiently;
• Ensures accuracy of accounting, financial and reporting information;
• Develops and manages Group’s policies and procedures related to accounting and reporting processes;
• Ensures timely, accurate, and complete reconciliation of Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss accounts.

REQUIREMENTS:

• University degree in Business/Economics/Accounting;
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in a similar position, preferably gained within one of the Big Four and/or working for a medium to large international company in a changing environment;
• Full knowledge of Polish tax law and transfer pricing matters; knowledge of OCSE guidelines;
• Strong understanding of processes and controls;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with fluent English, both written and spoken (Italian is a plus);
• Knowledge of ERP systems and the process of an ERP change is preferred (SAP/Navision is a plus);
• Strong / advanced skills in MS Office: Word, Excel, Power Point;
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, strong attention to details