Chief Accountant

VRP Consulting; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Poland seeks an experienced Chief Accountant to lead its financial operations. The role involves managing the transition from outsourced accounting to in-house, ensuring compliance with Polish standards, and overseeing all accounting activities. Candidates should have significant accounting and managerial experience, along with fluency in Polish, English, and Russian.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience with managerial duties.
• Experience in external audits and regulatory body cooperation.
• Knowledge of international accounting standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full accounting and tax settlements according to Polish law.
• Prepare tax returns and financial statements.
• Manage transition of accounting from outsourcing to in-house.

Skills

Polish accounting standards

Tax regulations

HR and payroll management

Fluent in Polish

Fluent in English

Fluent in Russian

Education

Higher education in accounting or finance

Job description

Company Description

The VRP Group has grown to 500+ people with 13 offices in 8 countries including UK, NL, US, PL, DE, CAN. Our revenue streams are diverse and split between consulting, outsourcing and managed services. We are a Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partner and continue to grow our client portfolio across all industries and all sizes of clients, delivering both quickstarts and enterprise transformation projects through hybrid teams of local and nearshore resources.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Chief Accountant to take full ownership of the company’s accounting and financial operations in Poland. This role involves leading the transition from outsourced to in-house accounting, optimizing financial processes, and ensuring full compliance with Polish accounting and tax regulations.

Responsibilities

• Organization and supervision of full accounting and tax settlements in accordance with Polish law
• Preparation and submission of tax returns and financial statements
• Transferring accounting from outsourcing to in-house management
• Reconstruction of accounting records (inventories, adjustments, cooperation with contractors and banks)
• Optimization of financial processes
• Preparing the company for external audits, cooperation with auditors
• Preparation and submission of statistical reports to the Central Statistical Office (GUS) (including SP, BS)
• Management of PPK reporting
• Management of withholding tax (WHT) settlements: classification of receivables, document verification, application of exemptions and reduced rates
• Cooperation with tax authorities and state institutions
• Control of banking operations and payments

Qualifications

• Higher education in a relevant field (accounting, finance)
• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience, including managerial experience
• Very good knowledge of Polish accounting standards and tax regulations
• Experience in external audits and cooperation with audit firms
• Experience in cooperation with regulatory bodies
• Experience in managing HR and payroll matters
• Very good knowledge of Polish, English and Russian
• Knowledge of international accounting standards will be an advantage
• Knowledge of the Medicover system will be an advantage