Location: Poland, hybrid/remote with occasional presence in the Kraków office
Contract type: Full-time
We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant – Entity Accounting Lead to join an international finance team and take ownership of entity-level accounting, statutory compliance, tax coordination, audits, and financial statement review.
This is a great opportunity for someone with strong General Ledger accounting knowledge, solid exposure to statutory and tax compliance, and experience working in a complex international environment.
About the role
As a Senior Accountant – Entity Accounting Lead, you will act as a key finance partner for assigned legal entities, ensuring accurate accounting, compliance, reporting, and audit readiness. You will work closely with outsourced statutory and tax providers, internal finance teams, auditors, tax teams, and business stakeholders across different regions.
The role is hybrid/remote, with occasional presence required in the Kraków office.
Key responsibilities
- Manage statutory and tax compliance activities for assigned entities.
- Coordinate with outsourced statutory and tax service providers to ensure timely and accurate local filings, audits, and compliance execution.
- Act as the main point of contact for statutory and tax compliance vendors.
- Review and provide assurance over General Ledger areas, including reconciliations and local GAAP adjustments.
- Prepare or review local financial statements under IFRS or similar local accounting standards.
- Support local audit processes and act as a key escalation point for compliance-related matters.
- Manage relationships with local authorities where required.
- Work closely with the Tax team on annual tax packages and segmented P&L exercises.
- Support internal and external audit activities.
- Collaborate with process leads across OPEX, Cash, Intercompany, Fixed Assets, and Payroll Accounting to ensure accurate entity-level figures during month-end close.
- Partner with P&L managers to ensure bookings are accurate and aligned with internal policies.
- Conduct periodic balance sheet reviews at entity level.
- Work with business units and finance stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and controlled financial information.
- Act as a key escalation point for issue resolution and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Strong General Ledger accounting knowledge.
- Experience with audits, financial statements, statutory accounting, and tax compliance.
- Around 8 years of accounting operations experience.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in an international environment would be highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles; US GAAP knowledge would be an advantage.
- Ability to interpret local accounting and compliance requirements.
- Experience working across different regions, cultures, and teams.
- Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong Excel and MS Office skills.
- Experience with Hyperion and/or Oracle would be an advantage.
- Project or program management experience would be a plus.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- German, French, or Spanish language skills would be an advantage.
- Willingness to travel occasionally if required for regional compliance needs.
Personal attributes
- Strong communication skills and ability to build effective working relationships.
- Ability to listen, understand concerns, and resolve issues in a structured way.
- Proactive mindset with a focus on best practices and continuous improvement.
- Strong business understanding and financial acumen.
- Ability to work effectively in a formal process-driven environment.
- Comfortable acting as an escalation point and taking ownership of complex topics.
Education and certifications
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- ACCA or another accounting certification, completed or in progress, would be highly desirable.