Chief Accountant Greece
Chief Accountant Greece
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Job Description
Overview:
KONE is seeking an experienced and talented Chief Accountant to join our team in Greece. This role will focus on enhancing financial controlling capabilities ensuring the accuracy of financial statements and supporting efficient financial processes in compliance with global and local standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and manage the legal entity income statement and balance sheet ensuring correct and timely reporting according to KONEs standards local GAAP and legal requirements.
- Provide insights to management regarding regulatory considerations affecting business decisions.
- Drive improvements in financial processes including the utilization of external partners to enhance efficiency.
- Serve as the main contact for auditors and global teams on financial controlling matters for the legal entities.
- Ensure the implementation of global finance processes and internal controls within the legal entities.
- Oversee and manage financial and tax audits for the legal entities.
- Review and optimize finance control processes including ledger accounting taxes statutory and financial reporting and accounts receivable and payable.
- Ensure proper local tax compliance.
- Manage external partnerships to ensure highquality financial work.
- Collaborate with regional and head office teams to align financial strategies and operations.
- Support Treasury in banking documentation and liquidity forecasting.
- Actively participate in change projects such as new systems operating model changes and process improvements.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Minimum of 4 years of experience as a Chief Accountant.
- University degree in Finance Accounting or Business Administration.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong technical skills (MS Excel SAP or equivalent systems; fluency in data warehouse tools).
- Indepth knowledge of local tax regulations accounting standards IFRS and legal legislation.
- Strong problemsolving abilities with a proactive cando attitude.
- Ability to operate in a fastchanging environment and redesign several processes.
- Fluent in English with strong communication skills.
- Independent responsible and selfdriven.
- Experience in managing and improving external partnerships.
- Experience with change management collaboration and network building.
- SAP experience is an asset.
We offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits
- International and professional environment
- Social and sport events on regular basis
- Benefit from our great workplace environment and culture
- KONE trainings in various areas
- Promotion on performance/competence based evaluation with transparency
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
This position offers a challenging opportunity to be part of a dynamic organization with growth potential in a strategic role in Athens Greece.
If you have any questions or require further information please feel free to reach out to me.
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We look forward to hearing from you.
At KONE we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where coworkers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.
Read more on www.kone/careers
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
