Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller
Bucharest, ROU
$33,597 - $59,309
Job Description
The purpose of the Accounting Manager is to prepare and co-ordinate timely and accurately financial statements in compliance with US GAAP, local regulation and legislation in a standard and simplified manner. This will encompass, but is not limited to: Month End Reporting, Annual Financial Statements, Taxation, Internal Controls, Team management & Development, Business awareness
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Month End Reporting
· Prepare the month end financial information to a high standard in accordance with required reporting legislations and within the corporate and statutory deadlines
· Ensure accuracy and reliability of the monthly/quarterly/annual reported results
· Ensure the accuracy and reporting of all manual adjustments to the month end results
· Provide analytical review and explanations together with result walkthroughs (Transmission reviews - Income statement and Balance sheet & Balance sheet reviews)
· Manage account reconciliation process (Preparation & Review) to ensure strong supporting evidence is maintained for all Balance Sheet account balances - to query?
· For each quarter close and year end support the additional information required by Corporate Accounting for the completion of the 10Q and 10K returns (GY Global reporting related activities)
Annual Financial Statements and other statutory requirements
· Manage the working relationship and audit process with the external auditors - to query?
· Ensure that all required documentation is gathered and supplied timely to the auditors
· Annual financial statements prepared, signed off and lodged with required regulatory bodies, boards of directors and committees as per agreed timelines
· Maintain US GAAP vs Local GAAP reconciliation and provide detailed and timely commentary to justify the reconciling differences
· Supervise annual inventory count
· Internal contracts review
· Supervise various reporting required by other local authorities
Taxation
· Ensure compliance with local tax legislation and authorities (VAT, Corporate Tax, etc)
· Ensure compliance with Goodyear Transfer Pricing policies
· Monthly and annual tax calculation compilation and review
· Supervise, coordinate implementation and monitor any tax digitalization initiatives (E-invoicing, Saf-t, etc)
Internal Controls
· Support compliance with the internal control’s framework designed and approved by the Internal Controls Team (RACM procedures)
· Make recommendations in cases where internal controls could be improved
· Support maintenance of the Sarbanes-Oxley process documentation to ensure that it is current and applicable
· Support mandatory and ad-hoc internal and external audit engagements
Team management and development
· Manage and coordinate direct reports
· Responsible to supervise, coach and develop the team
· Support management in the definition and implementation of succession planning
· Manage team's objective setting, mid-year and annual review processes
Business Awareness
· Be a business partner to all relevant stakeholders and ensure active and open communication
· Liaise cross-functionally within Finance and ensure Internal Control activities are maintained and adhered to where applicable
· Active participation in ad-hoc business and controlling projects
· Strive for Continuous Improvement, Efficiency gains and standardization of processes, activities and controls
· Act as local key point of contact for technical accounting queries/policies