General Accountant Lead

At our brand-new Shared Business Platform (SBP) in Bucharest, we offer a dynamic environment where career growth is actively supported through internal mobility, globally recognized certifications, and continuous professional development. We value work-life balance, offering flexible work arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives that help you thrive both personally and professionally.

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The General Accountant Lead will serve as the point of contact for stakeholders, both internal and external, and collaborate with other coordinators within scope of expertise.   

The lead will maintain the integrity of the general ledger, oversee compliance with accounting standards and support audits. Contribute process improvements, optimize accounting systems, and collaborate with geographical cross-functional teams to align financial data with business operations. This includes the oversight of the knowledge transfer from Regional teams to the local team. 

They will oversee the entire process from initiation to completion, including high-level quality assurance, organization, coordination, planning, and ensuring deadlines are met.   

Leadership & Oversight 

• Mentor accounting staff, fostering technical excellence and industry-specific knowledge. And, provide solutions, stay updated through training and professional networks, share knowledge, enhance team expertise, document processes, and drive improvements.  

• Partner with finance teams to ensure alignment between accounting and business operations. 

• Make decisions at the appropriate level or escalate to managers when necessary, and keep managers informed. 

Key Skills & Attributes 

• Deep understanding of accounting principles and regulatory frameworks. 

• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills, especially for multi-entity and cross-border transactions. 

• Experience with accounting systems and ERP platforms. 

• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts to non-accounting stakeholders. 

Standard of Service Delivery 

• Support and work closely with other global and central accounting teams and actively participate in communities, working in an open and collaborative manner with all accounting professionals and other stakeholders.  

• Build strong expertise and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the quality of services delivered.  

General Accounting  

• Ensure compliance with Group and regulatory standards  

• Oversee and handle daily tasks and closing work, and coordinate actions with other departments 

• Ensure general accounts within its scope are properly justified 

• Define in collaboration with the Risk Management department the control processes in the ICS department and update them  

• Manage the follow-up of auditors' requests  

• Intervene on tax audits in connection with the tax services across regions 

Quarterly closing  

• Carry out and ensure the control of the quarterly closing schedule in collaboration with the Finance teams (i.e., reporting, closing, expenses accounting, performance).  

• Oversee and monitor account clearing 

• Ensure justification of accounts 

Cash accounting  

• Monitor and control the clearing of Bank reconciliation accounts  

• Report settlement incidents to appropriate department and manage their resolution with the approrpriate teams (i.e., technical, reporting, closing, treasury).  

Payroll  

• Ensure payroll integration in SAP 

• Perform downstream checks and controls of payroll files with HR data  

• Manage the monitoring of contribution payments (retirement, URSSAF, etc.) and taxes (on salaries, withholding deductions, etc.) within the regulatory deadlines. 

Taxes 

• Ensure consistent information is provided to the tax team allowing quarterly and yearly tax assessment 

• Propose assessment of taxes for tax team validation when required 

• Ensure deferred and corporate income taxes are properly booked in SAP 

• Manage the monitoring of taxes within the legal deadlines 

• Ensure appropriate processing of downstream checks of taxes with Tax data 

• At least 7 years experience with accounting principles and methodologies 

• Insurance skills are a plus and more generally, background in a global, complex insurance environment  

• Strong technical accounting knowledge

• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail

• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday)

• Ability to manage deadlines and prioritize effectively

• Demonstrated strong leadership and a consistent track record of mentoring and developing others 

• Demonstrate experience collaborating in a multicultural environment with teams across diverse geographic locations 

• Proven ability to manage and prioritize a demanding workload and multiple tasks in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment, while maintaining flexibility and assertiveness when needed 

• Proactive communicator with strong oral and written skills, complemented by effective influencing, negotiation, and motivational capabilities

• Advanced Excel Skills: Strong capabilities in Microsoft Excel, including the use of complex formulas, pivot tables, etc. 

• Follows through on commitments and can be counted on to act with integrity

• Experience with collateral management is a plus

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or accounting