Financial Services Accounting Specialist / Senior Specialist with German

PwC; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Upskilling support

Medical & wellbeing

Custom benefits

Volunteer hours

Birthday leave

Referral program

Job summary

PwC Poland is seeking a Financial Services Accounting Specialist / Senior Specialist with German for its Broader Assurance Services team. The role focuses on processing accounting activities, closings, and reporting for multiple countries, while collaborating with expert teams to resolve complex situations.

Requirements include 2–3 years in accounting/reporting for financial sectors, German B1-B2 and English B2, and strong Excel/Power BI/Power Query skills.

Qualifications

• You are currently studying or have a university degree in accounting, finance, economics or a related field.
• At least 2-3 years of functional experience in accounting/reporting for the financial sector.
• German language skills at B1-B2 level and English language skills at min. B2 level.

Responsibilities

• Process all transactions and documents related to the assigned accounting and reporting process for the assigned geographical area and countries in line with the effective work procedures.
• Perform activities regarding periodical closings, reporting, reconciliation of accounts and ledgers according to implemented standards, and assist in quarterly, semi-annual and annual audits.
• Actively communicate and cooperate with respective expert teams to solve specific situations and customer requests.
• On an ongoing basis identify any unusual or potentially suspicious transaction activity and report and/or escape in accordance with policies and guidelines detailed in relevant operating procedures.
• Comply with and work towards achieving efficiency and quality indicators, including SLAs, KPIs and customer satisfaction metrics.
• Check updated work procedures in line with implemented changes to the process set-up, participate in new client onboarding and work on various projects with German clients, including real estate, project management and audit support.

Skills

German B1-B2

English B2

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Education

University degree in accounting/finance/economics

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

Job Description & Summary

PwC Poland’s Broader Assurance Services team includes 300 people. The team combines competencies in sundry areas, such as: CMAAS, GRC, Cyber, Data, ESG, Tech Risk, Actuarial and PwC Academy. We offer support in the field of accounting consultancy, risk management, internal audit, business and IT process optimisation, data analytics and digital security. Our team includes specialists in finance and compliance, statisticians, programmers and experts in cybersecurity and data visualisation.

We are looking for:
Financial Services Accounting Specialist / Senior Specialist with German

Your future role:

• Process all transactions and documents related to the assigned accounting and reporting process for the assigned geographical area and countries in line with the effective work procedures,
• Perform activities regarding periodical closings, reporting, reconciliation of accounts and ledgers according to implemented standards, and assist in quarterly, semi-annual and annual audits,
• Actively communicate and cooperate with respective expert teams to solve specific situations and customer requests,
• On an ongoing basis identify any unusual or potentially suspicious transaction activity and report and/or escape in accordance with policies and guidelines detailed in relevant operating procedures,
• Comply with and work towards achieving efficiency and quality indicators, including SLAs, KPIs and customer satisfaction metrics,
• Check updated work procedures in line with implemented changes to the process set-up, participate in new client onboarding and work on various projects with German clients, including real estate, project management and audit support.

Apply if you have:

• You are currently studying or have a university degree in accounting, finance, economics or a related field,
• At least 2-3 years of functional experience in accounting/reporting for the financial sector,
• German language skills at B1-B2 level and English language skills at min. B2 level,
• Basic understanding of accounting regulations applicable to insurance companies and/or the banking sector,
• Strong analytical and computer skills, including Excel, Power BI and Power Query,
• Experience in implementing new customer service and you demonstrate knowledge of new technologies and AI-based tools in your daily work (e.g. task automation, information analysis, content creation).

Nice to have:

• German language certificate,
• Experience working in a Shared Services environment.

By joining us you gain:

• Work flexibility - hybrid working model, flexible start of the day, workation, sabbatical leave,
• Development and upskilling - our full support during onboarding process, mentoring from experienced colleagues, training sessions, workshops, certification co/financed by PwC and conversations with native speaker,
• Wide medical and well-being program - a medical care package (incl. physiotherapy, discounts on dental care), coaching, mindfulness sessions, psychological support, education through dedicated webinars and workshops, financial and legal advice,
• Possibility to create your individual benefits package (a.o. lunch pass, insurance packages, concierge, veterinary package for a pet, massages) and access to a cafeteria - vouchers, discounts on IT equipment and car purchase,
• 3 paid hours for volunteering per month,
• Additional paid Birthday Day off,
• And when you start enjoying PwC as much as we do, you may recommend your friend to work with us.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us: [e-mail].

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