Senior accounting tax specialist

Electra; Milano; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental-health platform

Flexible, inclusive, international env

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Electra in Milano is seeking an experienced Finance professional to own the general ledger and full statutory accounting cycle for the Italian entity. You will supervise accounting, payroll, taxes, and intercompany processes, while guiding month‑end and year‑end closes and coordinating with external auditors.

The role requires strong analytical skills, fluency in Italian and English, and experience with SAP.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience, preferably with audit exposure.
• Solid knowledge of Italian accounting standards and tax rules (VAT, IRAP, Intrastat).
• Strong analytical skills, rigorous, and able to work in a multi‑company environment.
• Collaborative mindset, comfortable working with colleagues, external consultants and other functions.
• Proficient with Excel and Google Sheets; ERP experience (SAP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the general ledger and full statutory accounting cycle for Electra Italy.
• Supervise general and subsidiary accounting including payroll, fixed assets, taxes and VAT.
• Manage AP, AR, intercompany, accruals and cost accounting; review cost accounting axes.
• Handle subsidiary accounting tasks such as customer collections and supplier balance justification.
• Act as backup for the AP accountant; ensure day‑to‑day continuity.
• Lead monthly and annual closing, balance‑sheet reconciliations, and audit readiness.
• Strengthen group closing processes; manage calendars and task completion.
• Prepare cut‑offs, prepaid and accrued expenses; Italy HQ reporting bases.
• Prepare and review statutory financial statements with external consultants.
• Support monthly management reporting, capex reporting and variance analysis.
• Oversee VAT compliance, file VAT returns, and supervise related taxes (IRAP, Intrastat).
• Coordinate documentation for cash‑recovery programs (VAT refunds).
• Support financial audits with external auditors.
• Run monthly sanity checks on high‑impact costs and rent invoices.
• Act as local power user on SAP Payflows; support bug tracking and documentation.

Skills

Fluent Italian

Fluent English

SAP

Excel

Multi‑company environment

Tools

SAP

Job description

What do we doelectra is accelerating the shift to electric mobility. since 2021 we have built a team of 300 talents from 21 nationalities in 10 countries and become one of europe’s leading fast‑charging operators. backed by over 1billion in funding we are expanding our network of fast charging points across europe.

• own the general ledger and the full statutory accounting cycle for electra italy, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness.
• supervise general and subsidiary accounting, including payroll, fixed assets, taxes and vat, reviewing work produced internally or by external consultants.
• manage ap, ar, intercompany, accruals and cost accounting, reviewing and correcting cost‑accounting axes.
• handle subsidiary accounting tasks such as customer collections, supplier balance justification, account reconciliations and confirmations.
• act as backup for the ap accountant, guaranteeing continuity of day‑to‑day accounting.
• lead the monthly and annual closing cycle, perform balance‑sheet reconciliations and keep the books audit‑ready.
• strengthen group closing processes, manage calendars and task completion.
• prepare cut‑offs, prepaid and accrued expenses, adjustment journal entries and italy hq reporting bases.
• prepare and review statutory financial statements in collaboration with external consultants.
• support the finance manager in monthly management reporting, capex reporting and variance analysis.
• oversee vat compliance, file vat returns, and supervise other tax‑related matters (irap, intrastat).
• coordinate documentation for cash‑recovery programs such as vat credit refunds.
• support financial audits and collaborate with external auditors.
• run monthly sanity checks on high‑impact costs and rent invoices.
• act as local power user on sap payflows, supporting bug tracking and documentation.

your profile

• at least 5years of experience in accounting, preferably with exposure to audit firms.
• solid knowledge of italian accounting standards and tax rules (vat, irap, intrastat) and experience with statutory financial statements and audits.
• strong analytical skills, rigorous, and able to work in a multi‑company environment.
• collaborative mindset, comfortable working with colleagues, external consultants and other functions.
• proficient with excel, google sheets and ideally experienced with erp sap.
• autonomous, motivated and eager to structure new processes and improve tools.
• fluent in italian and english; french is a plus.

what electra offers

• an entrepreneurial journey in a fast‑growing scale‑up.
• a motivated, diverse team of 320 professionals.
• flexible, inclusive and international work environment.
• an attractive compensation package.
• access to a mental‑health support platform (up to 4 sessions per year).

commitment to equal opportunities and a non‑discriminatory workplace.