General Accountant

General Accountant, POZNAŃ 

Role overview 

The General Accountant is the gatekeeper of financial results to local entity. Ensure quality and timely delivery for Carlsberg Shared Services’ accounting, providing financial transparency across the organization. The main responsibilities of are month-end closing processes, tax and statutory reporting and supporting in financial planning in agreed timelines.

What you’ll be doing   

• support in assuring correct transactional data in SAP (check data, identify problems, conduct process improvement to overcome root causes);
• conducting financial reporting to the Group;
• cooperating with the Management Team;
• working closely with various stakeholders across Carlsberg Group to ensure quality delivery of services;
• conducting Statutory reporting and preparing polish financial statement;
• ensuring compliance of local activities: cooperation with external institutions (US, Central Statistical Office, National Bank of Poland)
• playing key role in audit;
• playing a key role in the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes;
• active participation in continuous improvement initiatives, new technology rollouts, and process design activities;
• participation in financial planning process;
• managing the team’s collective knowledge through preparing and updating process documentation and tracking progress of tax-relevant projects and initiatives;
• balance Sheet reconciliation improvement and analysis.

What we’re looking for 

We are looking for someone who:

• has worked in Finance before, with a strong preference for candidates with experience in shared services / business process outsourcing and educational background in corporate finance;
• has 3+ years of operational experience in Finance and/or Accounting;
• has experience in IFRS and Polish GAAP environment;
• has worked in, and enjoys working in a diverse, international environment;
• presents strong knowledge of projects or process management methods
• has fully understanding and knowledge of financial processes;
• understanding of tax and polish statutory requirements,
• demonstrates natural communication skills and customer-oriented attitude;
• has an excellent command of written and spoken English;
• navigates easily in Office365 environment and has an advanced hands-on knowledge of MS Excel;
• has previously worked with SAP, Blackline and HFM.

What you can expect 

We’re asking for a lot, but you’ll be well-rewarded with: 

• Flexible working hours  

• Working in a hybrid mode 

• Private health care, accident insurance, and MyBenefit system at your disposal 

• Annual bonus, Holiday benefit, and Christmas bonus every year  

• Internal trainings  

• Periodical beer allowance & 0% beer available at the office  

• Co-financed lunch 

• Well-being platform 

• Social events such as e.g. Thursday Bars in the office 

• Employee Referral Program  

• Bike parking space and showers with changing rooms  

• Modern ergonomic office space with a chillout zone  

• Exciting growth and development opportunities within the organization  

• Working in a passionate, international environment. 

We read applications continuously and vacancies may be filled anytime. We look forward to receiving your application. 

Carlsberg Group: Brewing for a better today and tomorrow

For us success has always been in the diverse mix of our people, our beers and our brands. At Carlsberg, we want to recruit and develop people with a global mindset, cultural understanding, and international experience to ensure that our organization stays agile, inclusive and prepared for future growth. Only by acknowledging and harvesting from different perspectives and experiences, will we gain competitive advantage and leverage the effect of diversity for business growth. Carlsberg aims to create equal access to opportunity regardless of social identity, and we encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion or any other characteristics protected by law.