Technical Accountant

EU-ES-Cornella (Barcelona)

**Job Description and Qualifications**
- At **Air Products**, with more than 23.000 employees globally, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges.
- And at the **European Shared Services Center **based in Cornellà de Llobregat, with more than 340 employees, we support the group's various subsidiaries of all Europe and other regions. We have built an outstanding multicultural environment composed by employees of around 30 different nationalities.
- **_Reimagine what’s possible at Air Products._**

We are looking for a **Technical Accountant, **based in **Barcelona**.
- The job holder is a member of the Finance Technical Accounting Team and the job holder is in cooperation with the Finance Technical Accounting Team members and the Director of Accounting UK, Ireland, Central Europe, Middle East and India responsible for all key compliance deadlines of the Air Products legal entities.
- **As Technical Accountant, you will**:

- Timely and accurate data preparation on a local GAAP basis for external reporting to Tax Authorities, Auditors, Statistical Office and National Bank.
- Timely month-end reporting for US GAAP in accordance with the Company’s Month-end Closing schedule.
- The preparation of the local GAAP Statutory Financial Statements for the Air Products legal entities under the assigned responsibility in a timely manner which also includes the preparation of working papers and related schedules for the year-end audit process of the local GAAP Statutory Financial statements with the objective to obtain a clean sign-off audit opinion by the local GAAP year-end auditors.
- The preparation of balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly/quarterly basis in line with company policy. If the preparation of the account reconciliations requires the cooperation with peer groups and/or with other functional areas, the job holder will be responsible for ensuring all balance sheet reconciliations are completed and filed correctly.
- Under supervision of the Technical Accounting team leader, the job holder needs to set own priorities and work plan within the overall framework of the financial accounting group and corporate deadlines.

**You will have**:

- Study degree in Financial Accounting, preferrable IFRS background.
- Working experience of 3-5 years in preparation of annual financial statements in accordance with IRFS.
- Working experience in an international team.
- Fluent in English.
- Microsoft Office skills.
- Working experience with SAP is considered as an advantage.
- Ability to communicate effectively in a large multi-disciplined environment.

**What we offer and what you get in return**:
At **Air Products**, we work in an environment where we **put safety first**, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they **belong and matter**.
- We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer and experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a culture of respect, challenge, and innovation - with excellent opportunities for growth and development. We care about work-life balance, so you will have the possibility to work from home 3 days a week.
- Bring your possible and **grow with us** as we embark on **building tomorrow together** by being the safest, most diverse, and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.#LI-AD2
- #LI-Hybrid

**Req No.**
- 49562BR

**Employment Status**
- Full Time

**Organization**
- Corporate

**Business Sector / Division**
- Finance

**Region**
- Europe

**Country**
- Spain