Senior Accountant - Romania Finance Team

About the role

The successful candidate will join the Romania Finance team and report to the Senior Accounting Manager. The role supports core accounting activities while partnering with the business on FP&A, forecasting, accounts receivable monitoring, SOX controls and continuous improvement. It suits a hands-on accountant who executes accurately, analyzes results, follows up independently and supports a strong control environment.

Key responsibilities

• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations and financial reporting deliverables
• Prepare, review and analyze balance sheet reconciliations and follow up on open items
• Own and support FP&A processes: forecast preparation, budget inputs, variance analysis and business performance reporting
• Monitor accounts receivable aging, overdue balances and collection status, escalating collection or credit-risk issues and partnering with stakeholders on follow-up
• Prepare and maintain SOX control documentation, execute controls, support testing and help remediate findings
• Assist with statutory, tax and compliance activities, including VAT, local reporting, audit requests and coordination with external advisors
• Work with AP, AR and general ledger processes to ensure accurate, timely and complete transactions
• Prepare financial analysis and management reports explaining trends, risks and variances versus forecast, budget and prior periods
• Identify and implement process improvements, standardization and automation initiatives, and take part in finance projects and system changes
• Maintain strong working relationships with local, regional and corporate finance teams

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field
• At least 5-7 years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in a multinational or manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of month-end close, reconciliations, accruals and financial reporting
• Good understanding of Romanian statutory accounting and tax requirements; US GAAP experience is an advantage
• Fluent English; Romanian language skills required
• Proactive, detail-oriented, analytical and able to work independently

Required skills

• FP&A, forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis (strongly preferred)
• ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle and strong Excel skills
• Power BI, data analytics or financial reporting tools (an advantage)
• Knowledge of SOX controls, audit support and internal control documentation