Senior Accountant

Celanese is The Chemistry Inside Innovation and we aspire to be the first-choice chemistry solution source for our customers.

We know what you’re thinking - that’s a lot to promise and that’s a lot to do. Well, we would agree with you, but we’re up for the challenge and we owe it to our customers, shareholders and employees to deliver on our promise.

Are you ready for your next challenge? Be part of an excellent team Join the FSC Accounting Team in Asturias Business Services Center of Celanese, as a Senior Accountant / Controller with German.

The Senior Accountant / Controller is responsible for the preparation and delivery of the Statutory Books of Legal Entities under his/her management in compliance with local and corporate policies.

With a sound understanding of the Legal Entities´ underlying businesses, he/she has a key role in the delivery of all controllership activities in relation to the Legal Entities within his/her responsibility. This includes Financial Accounting, Reporting and Internal Controls.

He/she supports the Country Leaders and business in all accounting matters and is the interface of the company with external Authorities (incl. External Auditors).

Main responsibilities:

- Local Book and US GAAP completion in compliance with statutory and corporate policies (timely closing and reporting for both local and group accounts).
- Primary contact for external and internal audit matters.
- Provide accounting guidance to other accounting teams and business.
- Reconciliation of local book accounts and local versus US GAAP books.
- Ongoing monitoring of account reconciliations in compliance with the Company’s Global Policies.
- Analysis of balance sheet and income statements for Legal Entities within the scope of responsibility.
- Preparation of deferred tax calculation and any other reports for direct tax purposes.
- Provision of accounting guidance to projects with implications on the related Legal Entities.
- Support execution and maintenance of effective internal controls in line with SOX 404 as well as the Company’s Internal Control Standards manual.

Qualifications:

- University degree in Accounting/Finance.
- Minimum 5 years of accounting and financial reporting experience required.
- Previous experience in Big4 or multinational companies.
- Experience in US GAAP and German Local GAAP.
- Business proficiency in German and English is required.
- Good Microsoft Office skills required.
- Advanced knowledge of SAP is an asset.

Core competencies:

- Good planning & organizing skills; Strong interpersonal skills.
- Willingness to take responsibility and high degree of motivation.
- Problem-solving and solution oriented.
- Networker: ability to effectively work with a wide variety of organizations and people.
- Flexibility to get rapidly adjusted to new situations in a continuous changing environment.

MM is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class.

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