Financial Accountant

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Financial Accountant - Your future role?

As a Financial Accountant in Budapest, you will be a member of the Finance and Controlling team in Budapest, you will complete complex Intercompany and Fixed assets and CAPEX activities to support the International business and ensure compliance with the company policies, internal controls, laws and regulations and accounting standards.

You will report to the Financial Accounting Team Lead.

Your main responsibilities:

Take active part and ensure the accurate completion of the month/year end closing activities and prepare monthly balance sheet and expense account reconciliations related to Fixed assets and CAPEX and Intercompany. Provide data for and support internal/external audits. Maintain cooperative relationship with the partners, other colleagues. Prepare and maintain process manuals/WI up to date. Any other task assigned by the Operations Manager/Team Lead.

Fixed assets and CAPEX Accounting:

Manage accounting process for whole lifecycle of assets from order approval until end of useful-life of assets, including providing guidance in Fixed Asset and CAPEX area: Posting and settle the Fixed asset related journal entries, perform the capitalization, disposal, master data changes. Do the Assets under construction follow up with Local Controlling and Finance and prepare CAPEX monitoring reports. Take part in the Fixed Asset physical inventory.

Intercompany Accounting:

Accomplish Intercompany billing, accounting and reporting activities: perform the non-trade recharges (eg. Royalties, IT cycle, GBS charge-back), post the trade invoices received from non-SAP companies. Reconcile intercompany invoices and AP&AR balances. Investigate and resolve payment queries between affiliates. Perform  issue resolution related to inter-company invoices.

As Financial Accountant:

Identify possible issues, solve these and escalate them if necessary. Make proposals in projects, see the impacts across the Fixed asset and Inter-company processes. Participation in professional projects. Give professional help to Junior colleagues.

You have:

• Diploma: Finance degree or equivalent (like Chartered accountant)
• Languages:fluent English
• Professional experience: 2+ years in Finance
• Fixed asset and/or Intercompany experience
• SAP knowledge

Our benefits:

• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Great compensation package including bonus and cafeteria
• Private health insurance
• Career development opportunities
• Extended yearly health check
• Free coffee/tea
• Access to exclusive perfumes & employee shop with discounts

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