Accountant

We are actively seeking 2 Accountants to join our local finance and accounting team at our Civitanova site.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Several years of experience in Accounting (AP or GL)
• Advanced Excel and ERP skills
• Proficiency in Italian and English
• Analytical and good communication skills

Responsibilities

1. Complete GL transaction functions including month-end and year-end activities (mostly under ITA GAAP)
   • Managing fixed asset accounting
   • Accounting for transactions on settlement accounts
   • Accruals and prepayments accounting
   • Accounts receivable/payable reconciliation
   • Booking incoming invoices by matching invoices against corresponding purchase orders (or non-PO invoices) to ensure accuracy following established approval workflows and controls
   • Preparation of payment orders
   • Bank account reconciliation
   • Payroll and T&A accounting and related reports
   • Perform month-end closes within 3 working days, which involves creating and uploading journal entries and carrying out various checks, controls, and adjustments
   • Claim accounting (including document preparation)
2. Balance Sheet Reconciliations
   • Preparation of balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis
   • Review of balance sheet reconciliations
   • Maintenance and continuous improvement of balance sheet accounts
3. Audit and tax support
   • Handling tax and audit queries (internal and external), such as preparation and reconciliation of VAT & Intrastat reports, preparation and reconciliation of withholding tax monthly payments, annual certificates, returns, and submission
   • Preparation of audit and tax documents for the statutory tax department
4. Support with lease accounting, reporting, and compliance
   • Lease accounting compliance (local suppliers, visual lease, car management)
5. Support with HR
   • Onboarding
   • Handling queries from senior HR managers
6. Support to local business finance partners
   • Handling queries from senior finance managers or regional controllers
   • Local accounting go-to person
7. Ad-hoc requests from Corporate
   • Support on various projects in the region