Chief Accountant

Chief Accountant / Team leader Miejsce pracy: Gdańsk Your responsibilities Accounting in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and Fortum group requirements
Supervising that company accounting policies and procedures fulfilled
Timely preparation of tax declarations (VAT, CIT. WHT), financial statements and internal reports
Cooperation with auditors, financial institutions and stakeholders
Organizing team work efficiently and effectively
Leading, coaching and developing the team and providing opportunities to build capabilities
Reviewing and improving service quality and team performance
Coordinating and communicating effectively between various counterparties and customers
Proposing improvements in the team's daily work and identifying system development opportunities
Our requirements Higher education and deep, practical knowledge of accounting standards and Polish tax rules
Solid experience (minimum 5 years) in the accounting environment (accounting, taxes, statutory reporting, group consolidation)
Fundamental understanding of finance processes and experience in finance systems Proven leadership skills and experience
Positive mindset with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Good command of spoken and written English
Shared Services experience is seen as an big asset
Possibility for occasional travelling

What we offer You will have the opportunity to be part of professional team and develop your professional expertise and collaboration skills as well as interact with different finance counterparts.

This position will offer deep insight to the Polish business entities and the finance environment.

This a excellent chance to be in a key role to ensure service delivery and continuous improvement of processes and you will also have possibility to participate in the change initiatives and projects locally and globally.

Contract of employment
Hybrid work model (we meet at the office 2 times a week)

Benefit package:
private medical health care, co-financing of Multisport card, lunch card, psychological support, co-financing holidays for employees, retirement pension plans (PPK), events for employees, gifts for employees
Work-life balance initiatives: wellbeing platform, educational webinars etc.

Training & development:
English lessons, e-learning platform, co-financing of studies or courses - we are cooperating with ACCA
Parking space available for booking
Benefits sharing the costs of sports activities
private medical care
sharing the costs of foreign language classes
sharing the costs of professional training & courses
life insurance
remote work opportunities
fruits
corporate library
no dress code
coffee / tea
extra social benefits
pre-paid cards
holiday funds

About the role We are looking for a Chief Accountant and Team Leader for our Accounting team in Fortum Financial and Operative Procurement Services (FPS) in Gdańsk.

Our unit is a centralized financial service center delivering and developing accounting and tax services for whole Fortum group entities internationally.

The local team is responsible for the accounting and tax reporting of Polish entities and specific accounting services for the entities abroad.

In a Chief Accountant and Team Leader role you will be leading a team of accountants specializing in General Ledger, Fixed Assets, and Tax Accounting in co-operation with other stakeholders under shared services concept.

In this position you are playing a key role to ensure service delivery and continuous improvement of service processes. You will be cooperating internationally on process improvements and corporate initiatives in accounting.

As the Chief Accountant of three Polish entities you will be accountable for the statutory, group and tax reporting.

It is crucial to follow and implement changes regarding accounting and tax regulation, guidance and consulting business on tax and accounting issue as well as co-operating with authorities and auditors.

This position provides you the opportunity to develop your professional expertise and leadership skills as well as interact with different finance counterparts.

This position will offer insight to the Polish business entities and the finance environment. You will also have possibility to participate in the development initiatives and projects locally and globally.
Fortum Service Poland Sp. z o.o. Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together.

We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets.

We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow.

Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers.

For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
Please send your application with salary request latest by 29th February 2024 via our online recruitment tool.

We work with an ongoing selection and will close the recruitment process as soon as the right candidate is found.

For further information, please contact Marcin Poslad, Senior Manager, Security Ops Center, at , be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.

At Fortum, we are committed to building diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

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