Finance and Accounting Specialist ( fixed-term contract)

Hapag-Lloyd AG; Województwo pomorskie; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Private life insurance

Annual bonus

Group life insurance

PPK

Cafeteria benefits

Charity initiatives

Hybrid work model

Green commuting

Job summary

Hapag-Lloyd AG in Poland seeks an experienced Finance & Accounting Specialist to lead local finance activities during a major SAP S/4HANA transformation. You will own complex accounting matters, ensure statutory compliance, and collaborate with auditors, tax advisers and project teams across Area North.

You translate requirements into practical process and system changes, support month-end and year-end closings, budgeting and reporting, and contribute to standardisation and automation of finance

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• Several years of professional experience in financial accounting or statutory reporting.
• Strong knowledge of Polish accounting regulations and taxation, including VAT and CIT.
• Experience with month-end and year-end closes, financial statements, reconciliations and audits.
• Hands-on involvement in ERP implementations or significant finance transformation projects.
• Proficient with SAP or similar ERP environments.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of complex financial accounting matters, including GL, reconciliations, month-end and year-end closing.
• Support statutory financial statements and local regulatory reporting.
• Ensure compliance with VAT, CIT, WHT and other statutory obligations.
• Support audits and cooperate with auditors, tax advisers and authorities.
• Participate in SAP S/4HANA implementation: analysis, testing, readiness, cutover and post-go-live support.
• Translate requirements into practical process and system changes; identify risks and drive resolution.
• Contribute to standardisation, automation and continuous improvement of F&A processes.
• Provide variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting and MIS support.
• Support Accounts Payable/Receivable and other F&A activities as needed.
• Share knowledge and provide guidance on accounting and finance-process matters.

Skills

Fluent English

Strong analytical skills

Independent judgement

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP experience

ERP knowledge

Education

University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

What You’ll Do

We are looking for an experienced Finance & Accounting Specialist to strengthen our Local Finance team during a major finance transformation and SAP S/4HANA implementation. The role combines strong accounting, statutory and tax expertise with active participation in system and process change. You will work closely with Local Finance colleagues, Business Administration, Corporate Finance, project teams and other stakeholders across Area North. This is a role for an experienced finance professional who is comfortable taking ownership, applying professional judgement and solving complex Finance & Accounting topics independently.

• Take ownership of complex financial accounting matters, including General Ledger, reconciliations, month-end and year-end closing and financial reporting.
• Support preparation and review of statutory financial statements and local regulatory reporting.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting and tax requirements, including VAT, CIT, WHT and other statutory obligations, in cooperation with internal and external specialists where required.
• Support internal and external audits and cooperate with auditors, tax advisers, authorities and other external stakeholders.
• Participate actively in the SAP S/4HANA implementation, including process analysis, testing, validation, issue resolution, implementation readiness, cutover and post-go-live support.
• Translate accounting, statutory and business requirements into practical process and system requirements.
• Identify accounting, process and control risks and drive issues through to resolution.
• Contribute to standardisation, simplification, automation and continuous improvement of Finance & Accounting processes.
• Provide analytical and controlling support where required, including variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting and management information.
• Support Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and other Finance & Accounting activities where required by the local operating model or project priorities.
• Share knowledge and provide professional guidance to colleagues on accounting, statutory, tax and finance-process matters.

What Makes You A Fit

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field.
• Several years of substantial professional experience in financial accounting, statutory reporting or a comparable Local Finance role within an international environment.
• Strong practical knowledge of Polish accounting regulations and taxation, including VAT and corporate income tax.
• Solid experience with month-end and year-end closing, financial statements, reconciliations and audit support.
• Strong professional judgement and ability to independently assess complex accounting matters, make well-supported decisions and drive topics to resolution.
• Previous hands-on involvement in an ERP implementation, finance-system upgrade, migration or significant finance-transformation project.
• Practical experience with SAP or another major ERP environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively across functions and countries.
• Fluent written and spoken English

It would be an advantage if you also bring

• Professional accounting, audit or tax qualifications.
• Experience as a Senior Accountant, Accounting Specialist, Chief Accountant, Finance Manager or in a comparable role.
• Experience working with several legal entities or within an international group.
• Experience with process design, testing, UAT, system migration or post-go‑live stabilisation.
• Broader exposure to controlling, AP/AR, cash‑flow management or management reporting.

What We Offer You

Area North is a diversified Hapag‑Lloyd Area covering for Scandinavian and Baltic countries with a mixture of own offices and agencies. Area’s main office is located in a new modern premises at Alchemia in Gdańsk, hosting other international companies and providing an agile international environment, which fits well to the Hapag‑Lloyd strategy.

We offer:

• Private medical care (Medicover)
• Private life insurance (Alianz)
• Attractive annual bonus (depending on company performance results)
• Group life insurance and employee capital plan (PPK)
• Cafeteria benefit system (cinema tickets, vouchers etc.)
• Charity and volunteer initiatives
• Modern and well-connected office (Alchemia complex in Gdansk Oliwa)
• Internal learning management system
• Flexible working hours and home office possibility (hybrid work model)
• Green commuting allowance

About Us

Hapag‑Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies, connecting businesses and people across more than 600 ports worldwide. With a fleet of over 300 modern container ships and a vessel capacity of 2.5 million TEU, we keep global trade moving reliably every day.

Our global network spans 139 countries, 396 offices and a growing portfolio of terminal and infrastructure investments. This scale enables us to deliver consistent, high-quality service across continents and to support our customers in even the most complex supply chains.

When you join us, you become part of more than 19,600 colleagues working across borders, functions and cultures, to not only deliver quality for our customers, but to create innovation and opportunities across roles, regions and perspectives.

We believe that every exploration is a chance to grow, and every port is a place to belong. Your journey, our horizon.