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Accountant

2 Months ago • All levels • Account Management • Finance • Undisclosed

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Job Description

The accountant will support all aspects of local accounting and controlling in the Croatian market. They will coordinate activities between Operational Controlling, Revenue Controlling and Business Finance and perform local accounting activities specific to the respective market, as well as supporting the local core finance processes. Responsibilities include managing the local accounting and controllership function, ensuring statutory and tax compliance, maintaining local statutory accounts, acting as a single point of contact for internal auditors and authorities, ensuring compliance with global, regional, or local policies, procedures, and guidelines, and ensuring adequate performance and reporting on US-GAAP accounting, closing, accruals, BS account reconciliations, financial closing, tax reporting, monthly VAT preparation, statutory financial statements preparation/submission, procure-to-pay functions, intercompany transactions and reconciliation, maintaining internal controls, and ensuring an effective control environment.

Must have:

Proven years of relevant professional experience as accountant
Degree in Finance or Accounting or equivalent experience
Fluency in English and Croatian
Knowledge and experience with local statutory requirements (HSFI, SFS, CIT, VAT returns)
SAP user and experience in international company
Strong communication skills, team player, attention to details

Good to have:

Local or international Accounting qualification
Knowledge and experience with US-GAAP
IT-PC literate (Google for Work, Microsoft Office)

Responsibilities

Manage local accounting and controllership function
Manage the statutory and tax compliance requirement (Local GAAP statutory financial statements and tax calculations)
Maintain local statutory accounts and ensure ongoing compliance to local regulation for the local legal entities
Act as a single point of contact for internal auditors and / or tax and legal authorities or advisors
Ensure compliance with all relevant global, regional or local policies, procedures and guidelines
Ensure adequate performance and reporting on the following:
US-GAAP accounting / closing, accruals, and BS account reconciliations
Financial closing (Monthly, Q, and YE reporting)
Tax Reporting (US-GAAP) and local CIT submission
Monthly VAT preparation per local requirements, JOPPD form for T&E
Statutory Financial Statements preparation / submission
Procure-to-pay functions (AP, invoice & payment processing, T&E, etc)
Intercompany transactions and reconciliation
Maintain internal controls and ensure an effective control environment through active coordination with the Group Controller and the International Core teams
Responsible for the maintenance of local statutory accounts and ensure ongoing compliance to local regulation for the local legal entity

Qualifications

Proven years of relevant professional experience as accountant in a small or medium international company
Degree in Finance or Accounting or equivalent experience
Fluency in English and Croatian is mandatory
Knowledge and experience with local statutory requirements is mandatory (HSFI, SFS, CIT, VAT returns)
Local or international Accounting qualification is an advantage
SAP user and experience in international company is an advantage
Knowledge and experience with US-GAAP is an advantage
IT-PC literate (Google for Work, Microsoft Office)
Strong communication skills, team player, attention to details

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU

By your proactiveness and commitment, you can achieve balanced coordination of all core and continuous finance activities between the local environment and the International finance organization. You’re curious, open for learning and dedicated to work: for sure you will meet controllership metrics and ensure solid controls are in place and functioning.

Diversity

Here at Nielsen, we believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Nielsen is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from people that are excited to work for us, regardless of their background - so please get in touch!

Nielsen provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to any protected characteristics under local law.

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