Accounting Team Leader

Reed Recruitment Türkiye; Konak; On-site; TRY 540,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed Turkey is seeking an Accounting Team Leader for our international manufacturing client. You will oversee monthly and annual financial statements, cost accounting, asset management, and reporting requirements, while leading a team and collaborating with cross-functional units.

The role requires a strong background in accounting within manufacturing, solid English skills, and proven leadership capabilities to drive process improvements and automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in accounting and finance, preferably in a supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and finance systems and cost accounting in manufacturing.
• Familiarity with tax laws, financial regulations, and statutory reporting.
• Excellent English written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Organize and prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements per legal and group requirements.
• Lead accounting projects and implement automation and guideline development.
• Adhere to accounting policies and daily process procedures.
• Perform analyses in accounting and manage fixed asset accounting.
• Prepare internal and external financial reports and management scenarios.
• Provide functional and disciplinary leadership of the department.
• Oversee cost accounting processes, unit cost calculations, and variances.
• Conduct standard and estimated cost analyses for new projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

English proficiency

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Founded in 1960 in the UK, REED has grown continuously and become a leading brand both in the UK and the international arena. Today REED has 350 offices with more than 3.000 employees and is providing services across 20 specialist sectors.

We work closely with experienced and qualified professionals across a wide range of industry sectors, delivering bespoke recruitment solutions on a variety of roles for mid and senior level.

As Reed Turkey, we are looking for a "Accounting Team Leader" with the below requirements for our international manufacturing client.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in accounting and finance, preferably in a supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in accounting and finance systems.
• Experienced in cost accounting processes in manufacturing companies.
• Solid understanding of tax laws, financial regulations, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively under deadlines and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Job Description

• Organizing and implementing monthly-, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including evaluations according to legal, and group requirements.
• Implementing accounting projects, carry‑out automation‑optimizations, working out guidelines and process requirements.
• Accounting according to accounting policies.
• Adherence to the correct procedure of relevant processes in day‑to‑day business.
• Carry‑out analyses in the field of accounting.
• Responsible for fixed asset accounting.
• Internal reporting (e.g. monthly reports), external reporting.
• Working out complex accounting‑specific specialist topics, decision recommendations, and depicting scenarios for the management.
• Functional and disciplinary leadership of the department.
• Management of cost accounting business processes; calculation and tracking of unit costs.
• Comparison of standard and actual costs on a product and project basis, and the analysis and reporting of variances.
• Conducting estimated and standard cost analyses for new project.