Senior Accountant

Stoli® Group; Österreich; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Stoli® Group in Austria seeks a capable accountant to manage full-cycle accounting for the Austrian entity, including AP, AR, and GL functions. You will ensure accurate financial data in line with local requirements and internal policies, while supporting monthly and annual closings.

The role requires hands-on experience with AP/AR/GL processes, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field is required.
• Hands-on full-cycle AP/AR/GL experience is expected.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential.

Aufgaben

• Own end-to-end AP process: vendor invoices, 3-way matching, payments, reconciliations.
• Own end-to-end AR process: invoicing, cash application, collections, reconciliations.
• Maintain GL: journal entries, accruals, prepayments, reclassifications.
• Perform full-cycle accounting for Austrian entity: fixed assets, intercompany, bank reconciliations.
• Support monthly, quarterly, annual closings: accruals, provisions, balance sheet reconciliations.
• Provide data to support statutory filings by others; not responsible for filing.

Kenntnisse

Excel

Attention to detail

Independent work

Proactive attitude

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Jobbeschreibung

To ensure the accurate and timely execution of the full-cycle accounting processes for the Austrian entity — accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger — in accordance with internal policies and local requirements, delivering high-quality financial information for the needs of the company and the Group.

Job duties:

• Own the end-to-end accounts payable (AP) process, including vendor invoice processing, three-way matching, payment runs, and vendor account reconciliations.
• Own the end-to-end accounts receivable (AR) process, including customer invoicing, cash application, collections follow-up, and customer account reconciliations.
• Maintain the general ledger (GL), including posting journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and reclassifications.
• Perform full-cycle accounting for the Austrian entity, including fixed assets, intercompany accounting, and bank reconciliations.
• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes, including accruals, provisions, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare accurate and timely accounting records, schedules, and supporting documentation to enable the Senior Accountant and external advisors to prepare statutory financial statements and tax filings; this role is not responsible for the preparation or submission of statutory financial statements or tax returns.
• Provide accounting data and documentation as requested to support VAT (Umsatzsteuer) and corporate income tax (Körperschaftsteuer) filings prepared by others.
• Support payroll-related accounting entries in coordination with the payroll provider and HR.
• Support intercompany settlements and reconciliations between Group companies.
• Monitor accounts receivable and accounts payable aging, and follow up on overdue balances and outstanding items.
• Provide accounting documentation and information to support the annual audit process conducted by statutory auditors.
• Maintain and adhere to internal controls relating to the AP, AR, and GL processes; proactively identify and elevate risks.
• Support accounting process optimization initiatives, including automation and digitalization opportunities, in cooperation with the IT department.
• Participate in ERP system implementation, development, and integration projects as required.
• Maintain proper documentation and record-retention in line with statutory archiving requirements.

Other duties:

• Ensure timely preparation and submission of documents and other information to their direct supervisor or the company's management, providing complete and accurate information.
• In accordance with the instructions of their direct supervisor, participate, within their competence, in the onboarding of new employees, introducing them to the company's operations, and ensuring that the new employee has understood the information provided to them.
• In accordance with the instructions of their direct supervisor, participate, within their competence, in corrective/preventive measures to avert undesirable events.
• Participate in meetings, training events, and the performance appraisal process organized by the company, as well as in occupational safety briefings.
• Show initiative for improving processes, identifying needs, and resolving other tasks within the context of possible changes or growth, including proactive participation, within their competence, in work meetings organized by their direct supervisor, including brainstorming sessions.
• Independently and systematically familiarize themselves with procedures, instructions, orders, and other internal and external legal acts governing work at the company or related to the performance of job duties at the company.
• Immediately inform their direct supervisor of identified and potential undesirable events that may affect work processes at the company.
• Regularly report, as instructed by their direct supervisor, on goals, planned tasks, and any deviations that may affect the timely and high-quality execution of processes and the achievement of results.
• Keep up to date with industry trends and developments, continuously improve their knowledge and skills to promote the effective performance of their job duties and make a positive contribution to the company's development.
• Support positive and respectful relationships with colleagues, fostering team cooperation, mutual trust, and a good working environment at the company.
• Carry out other instructions of the company's management and their direct supervisor to further the company's goals and interests, within the competence of their position.

Responsibility:

• For the compliance of their actions and omissions with external legal acts.
• For the full, high-quality, and timely performance of their job duties, as well as the instructions and directions of the company's management and their direct supervisor.
• For compliance with the company's internal work regulations.
• For the timely preparation and submission of documents and other information.
• For compliance with external and internal legal acts and the employer's orders in the field of occupational safety, electrical safety, and fire safety.
• For ensuring their availability to their direct supervisor during working hours, as well as for timely informing their direct supervisor of their absence in accordance with the procedure established by the company's internal regulations.
• For a careful attitude toward the company's property and the rational, efficient use of allocated material, economic, and energy resources.
• For compliance with business ethics principles in communication with the company's employees, Group companies, public and private persons, including business partners and clients.
• For preventing conflicts of interest in the performance of their job duties.
• For compliance with the company's work ethics standards.
• For not knowingly concealing from their direct supervisor or the company's management any violations or errors observed or made during the work process, and for not withholding such information.
• For not disclosing the company's confidential information, including and in particular trade secrets, without obtaining the prior written consent, agreement, or instruction of their direct supervisor or the company's management.

Rights:

• To not start work if the workplace does not ensure compliance with occupational safety, security, and fire safety regulations.
• To request and receive up-to-date and complete information from other employees of the company, in accordance with their competence, in order to perform their job duties.
• To submit proposals for improving work related to their job duties.
• To familiarize themselves with the instructions and directions of the company's management and their direct supervisor, the company's internal work regulations, and other internal legal acts of the company related to the performance of their job duties.
• To process confidential information necessary for the performance of their job duties, while complying with the instructions of the company's management and their direct supervisor, and the company's internal and external legal acts governing the processing of confidential information.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• 3 + years of accounting experience, including hands-on full-cycle accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger work.
• Solid understanding of general accounting principles; familiarity with Austrian accounting practices (UGB) is an advantage.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Good command of English (written and spoken); knowledge of German is a considerable advantage.
• Well organized, able to manage deadlines and multiple accounting cycles simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, changing environment with a proactive attitude.
• Experience in the FMCG, beverage/spirits, or consumer goods industry will be considered an advantage.