Senior Cost Accountant

Your future company

For our client - an international manufacturing company with a well-established Shared Services Centre in Poznań - we are currently looking for an experienced accounting professional to join their EMEA finance team as a Senior Cost Accountant .

Requirements

• Solid background in accounting, ideally gained in a manufacturing or SSC environment
• Practical experience with inventory valuation, product costing or a broader cost accounting scope 
• Confident SAP user
• Very good command of English (min. B2)
• Understanding of US GAAP and/or statutory reporting requirements
• Analytical mindset and a hands-on approach to problem solving
• Team player who communicates easily across departments and enjoys improving the way things are done

Responsibilities

• Managing the end-to-end inventory accounting process, from valuation through to reporting, in line with IFRS, US GAAP and local statutory requirements
• Preparing inventory valuations and product cost calculations, and ensuring their accuracy and consistency
• Investigating variances in inventory balances, preparing adjustments and explaining movements to stakeholders
• Overseeing the GRIR account and ensuring timely clearing of open items
• Taking an active part in monthly and annual closing, including reconciliations of inventory-related accounts
• Acting as a first point of contact for inventory accounting queries from other finance teams and the business
• Ensuring compliance with internal control requirements (SOX) and keeping process documentation up to date
• Bringing ideas for simplification and automation of existing processes - and helping put them into practice

The offer

• Work in an international business environment
• Stable employment based on an employment contract
• Attractive benefits package (private medical care, MultiSport card, insurance, prepaid cards)
• Hybrid working model (2 days per week from the office)