Junior Accountant General Accounting Tax Operations

The Junior Accountant for General Accounting Tax Operations ensures timely, accurate and compliant service delivery for all General Accounting Tax Operations transactions assigned to his role. Major tasks include supporting day-to-day activities, tax set-up, plausibility checks on transactional accounting data, preparing tax reports, checking system functionality, and assisting with ad-hoc requests. The role also involves ensuring understanding and compliant service delivery of policies and procedures, understanding SLAs and KPIs, supporting team members, and assisting in efficiency improvement initiatives.

Must Have

• Support day-to-day General Accounting Tax Operations activities
• Perform plausibility checks on transactional accounting data
• Support preparation of different Tax reports
• Assist and support ad-hoc requests
• Ensure compliant service delivery of agreed policies and procedures
• Understand service level agreements and key performance indicators
• High school degree or equivalent experience in accounting or business
• Basic knowledge of Finance and Accounting end-to-end processes
• Extensive knowledge of MS Excel
• Business proficient English

Good to Have

• Some years of experience in a similar role
• Experience in Tax Operations processes (complex and international business environment)
• Knowledge of SAP

Perks & Benefits

• Yearly bonus
• Individual performance awards
• Referral bonus
• Meal tickets fully covered by employer
• Paid sick leave
• Ultraflexible working time
• Home office
• 6 extra personal days off
• 2 days off for volunteering activities
• Yearly bonus for benefits or pension fund contribution
• Internal and external trainings
• Employee Assistance Program – psychological counselling
• 1 month of Sabbatical after 3 years in company
• Coffee corner with library, relaxation zones

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YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Junior Accountant for General Accounting Tax Operations ensures timely, accurate and compliant service delivery for all General Accounting Tax Operations transactions assigned to his role.

Major tasks and responsibilities on this position include:

• Support of the day to day General Accounting Tax Operations activities for the following process areas:
• Support the tax set-up
• Perform plausibility checks on transactional accounting data
• Follow-up activities related to General Accounting Tax Operations plausibility checks
• Support the preparation of different Tax reports
• Check proper system functionality after system maintenance
• General Accounting Tax Operations activities for other local taxes
• Assists and supports ad-hoc requests.
• Ensures the understanding and compliant service delivery across Covestro AG of agreed policies and procedures.
• Understands service level agreements and key performance indicators for General Accounting Tax Operations related processes.
• Supports team members to achieve performance and quality standards as defined in relevant service level agreements.
• Assists the implementation of initiatives for improving the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the General Accounting Tax Operations transaction processing.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• High school degree or equivalent experience, preferable in accounting or business.
• Some years of experience in a similar role is a plus, but not mandatory.
• Preferable experience in Tax Operations processes (in a complex and international business environment would be of advantage).
• Basic knowledge of Finance and Accounting end-to-end processes.
• Extensive knowledge of MS Excel, knowledge of SAP is a plus.
• Team player, but able to work independently.
• Ability to adapt to new cultures and people.
• Strong service orientation: strong commitment to customer orientation and understanding of customer needs.
• Highly motivated and eager to learn.
• Good communication skills.
• Business proficient English.

WHAT WE OFFER

We want our employees to feel at home at Covestro. We provide them with financial security and enable them to enjoy a healthy work-life balance. In addition to this, we are offering a wide range of employee benefits – and we are determined to keep improving them.

Benefits related to this position:

• yearly bonus
• individual performance awards
• referral bonus
• meal tickets fully covered by employer
• paid sick leave
• ultraflexible working time
• home office
• 6 extra personal days off
• 2 days off for volunteering activities
• yearly bonus for benefits or pension fund contribution
• internal and external trainings
• Employee Assistance Program – psychological counselling
• 1 month of Sabbatical after 3 years in company
• coffee corner with library, relaxation zones