For my Client, AniCura Poland, I am currently looking for candidates that are ready to take up a position of:
Accountant with German
AniCura, as part of Mars Veterinary Healthcare, is rapidly growing through organic growth and acquisitions across Europe. As an Accountant, you will play a vital role in our accounting department during an exciting phase of growth in Austria and Switzerland.
You will be leading our activities in general accounting, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closures, as well as in the financial integration of new clinics and financial transformation projects. You will be coordinating the work of 1-2 Accountant(s) and collaborating with 6 clinics in Austria and 7 in Switzerland.
You will report to the Accounting Lead and be part of the CHAPO (Switzerland, Austria, and Poland) cluster Finance Team.
Job location is Warsaw but we are open to hire a person that is open to work in office even only a few times per month. So if you live in Łódź, Kraków, Poznań, that might be a good opportunity also for you.
Scope of responsibilities:
- Leading daily accounting and booking of ongoing business transactions
- Leading monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting book closures
- Ensuring that the reconciliations of accounts are accurate and up to date
- Close cooperation with the controlling department in the preparation of periodic financial reports
- Leading/coordinating the Accounting Team
- Following the AniCura Group Accounting standards and procedures (implement if needed)
- Training the Accounting Team in strong collaboration with the Market CFO
- Monitoring local market (Austria and/or Switzerland) accounting GAAPs changes
- Building a strong work relationship with the local operations teams (clinic Heads) – being the first line of support in local accounting cases/questions
- Serving as a primary contact for authorities, internal, and external auditors
- Supporting financial transformation projects and the Finance Department’s development
Requirements:
- Proven experience as Senior Accountant or Chief Accountant
- Experience in coordinating a work of accounting team
- Experience with the accounting period closing process for the distributed data structures
- Good knowledge of Austrian and/or Swiss accounting GAAPs
- Fluency in German language is a must (daily communication with the German speaking stakeholders)
- Communicative level of English (B1-B2)
- Oracle system user skills
- MS Office (especially Excel) user skills
- An empathetic personality with excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and communication skills, used to work in a matrix organization
- Comfort in a high-energy, fast-paced environment with shifting demands and able to effectively prioritize between competing tasks
- Having strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks/ projects simultaneously and meet short-term operational deadlines
Whats in it for you:
- Work with over 12.500 talented Associates at AniCura and over 140.000 at Mars, all guided by The Five Principles
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to shape the future of veterinary care, together
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package
- Hybrid work scheme
- An international and digital work environment