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We have an opportunity for a Chief Accountant to join our Corporate team in Bucharest.
Location & Work Schedule
Location: 3 George Constantinescu / Bucharest, 020339
Work Schedule: 3 days onsite at office /2 days' work from home - (Must be able to work in the office 3 days a week, full remote is not an option)

Chief Accountant responsibilities:

Statutory/Tax

Own, Plan & Support the Statutory Accounting Process for all allocated Entities. Ensure timely and accurate filing of all statutory financial statements.

• Provide additional information, approve & submit various regulatory reports.
• Provide additional information, approve & submit Corporate Income Tax returns.
• Provide additional information, approve monthly consolidated tax packs.
• Provide additional information, approve VAT Reports, WHT submissions.
• Co-ordinate and support, Tax Audits for all allocated legal entities within the country.
• Business and Functional Partnership
• Partner and advice business on complex accounting issues. Support Mergers & Acquisitions due diligence and integration planning.
• Partner with Tax on tax planning and restructuring projects. Monitor and advise on robust indirect (VAT, Withholding Tax) and direct (Corporate Tax) reporting / submissions to authorities.
• Partner with Treasury to safeguard and optimize free cash, investment of free cash and to co-ordinate restructuring, acquisition funding, etc.
• Functional Transformation & HOS
• Deploy functional transformation strategy for all allocated Entities and ensure alignment with the target operating model.
• Support the establishment of the global and regional finance centre back office.
• Support & Co-ordinate the controllership aspects of the site assessment for all allocated Entities
• Review and Ensure successful deployment of transition /transformation projects in the region.

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• Participate in monthly pre-close / close lock meetings with GFC & RFC and ensure timely & qualitative close and reporting of books
• Provide/Review monthly supplemental schedules and statistical data.
• Review/approve trial balances / balance sheet accounts. Conduct flux analyses.
• Review/approve complex, judgmental journals; define calculation method for recurring, non-judgmental journals.
• Review country/region specific contracts and provide US GAAP compliant revenue recognition accounting treatment.
• Liaise with Country Finance Leader, SBG controllers & commercial finance to ensure overall revenue recognition compliance.
• Review/approve complex, high risk balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Conduct material, annual Balance Sheet reviews.
• Safeguard company assets in the region - review and approve fixed assets/inventory counts.
• Conduct impairments reviews and assessments.
• Provide compliant accounting treatments for government grants, transfer pricing and other technical accounting advice.
• Sign the Rep Letter for all defined set of Legal Entities.
• Drive and coordinate internal/external audit for all allocated Legal Entities
• Drive remediation of audit observations & ensure strong internal controls environment.
• Leverage and Maximize GFC & RFC Support on all key deliverables. Reviews the day-to-day performance of his matrixed & Remote teams in GFC/RFC.
• Owns and maintain the SOP (standard Operating Procedures) for the Country activities.
• Drive and support Corporate Audits in the Country and support resolution of Internal Controls CAPs

Qualifications:

• Finance bachelor's degree
• CECCAR or ACCA would be a plus
• Accounting experience of 10 or more years in managing Legal Entity Compliance, end to end financial flows & operations (General Ledger, AP, AR, Banking, Fixed Assets, Inventories,etc), reporting, financialstatements, audit interaction, tax understanding and exposure.
• Chief Accounting experience would be a plus
• Knowledge of SAP is preferably, Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and data warehouse applications will impact
• English - proficiency level
• Very good analytical skills
• Ability to work with cross regional department

We offer:

• Competitive Salary regularly increased based on your performance
• Enjoy 25 vacation days per year, plus extra days off for life's special events
• We provide meal vouchers
• Flexible benefits basket with monthly budget allocated (top up medical insurance, life insurance, pension, vacation/ cultural/ fuel vouchers)
• Medical Insurance Plan paid by the company
• Christmas and Easter bonuses
• Recognition & referral bonus programs
• Comprehensive induction, ongoing training and development to set you up for success
• In-house and external learning platforms (Udemy) to continue to expand your skills
• Work experience opportunities to help you grow your career with us
• Global employee networks to help you connect and grow
• Employee Assistance Program - Free and confidential service to help with any difficulties regarding work, life and personal or family matters
• In case of unfortunate events, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case by case basis) or Family financial aids
• Access Integrity line - Any workplace issues or violations that need to be raised in good faith, can be communicated in a safe, private and confidential environment
• Your family is growing while working at Honeywell? We congratulate you by offering special bonuses
• Frequent Employee Engagement activities fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment
• 3 + 2 hybrid work arrangement to support your work-life balance
• Flexible working hours
• Fresh fruit days in the office

If this is your dream role, then we'd love to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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Additional Information

• JOB ID: HRD242721
• Category: Finance
• Relocation Tier: Not Applicable
• Security Clearance:
• Aviation Authority (FAA for US):
• Band: 03
• Referral Bonus: 1680
• Requisition Type: Standard Requisition
• US Citizenship:
• FLSA Statement:
• FLSA CODE: Exempt