Senior Accountant

A permanent opportunity to join our team in Milan as a Senior Accountant. This role will be based 4 days a week in the office, with one from home.

Responsibilities:

The specific general ledger accounting tasks to be performed by this position will vary and may include:

Statutory Financial Statement

• Support Statutory manager for Statutory financial statement preparation, including, ie., reviewing Mumbai SSC activities in revenues/costs accruals calculation, fixed asset accounting under Local and Tax Gaap, analysis on deviation vs US gaap for reporting purposes,
• Support in the preparation of the Explanatory note and Management’s reports
• Support to Statutory manager for PwC (auditors) visit on quarterly basis, collecting information and providing documentation,
• Support to Statutory manager for PwC (auditors) visit on annual basis, collecting information and providing documentation, as per interim and final audit.

General Accounting

• Working with the Accounting Manager in overall preparation of quarterly accounts, including co-ordination of all schedules, reconciliation and reporting packages for review by the Accounting Manager. Some level of presenting to regional teams may be required so strong communication skills are essential.
• Supporting Mumbai SSC in the preparation of VAT / WTH tax recurring requirements (such as Annual return, Annual Certification, Quarterly declaration, Monthly liquidation). Liaise with KPMG as external consultant in charge of VAT matter
• Managing tax/local payments into remote banking systems (ie. VAT/WHT; Municipality taxes, ..).
• Checking posting performed by SSC/CoE applying local rules.
• Review balance sheet reconciliation prepared by Mumbai SSC, checking the correctness and accuracy of data for the subsequent approval.
• On exceptional basis, preparation of Manual invoices template to be raised to customer.
• Work in strict collaboration with regional-corporate teams facilitating sharing of best practices and information.
• Applying, with proactive approach, the compliance with Group policies, US GAAP, local requirements.
• Work in strict collaboration with finance teams supporting both accounting and finance requirements, facilitating sharing of information and backgrounds. Supporting their need in order to present AOP and forecasts.

Taxes/Other local requirements

• Support to Statutory manager for specific Tax/Compliance declarations, including regulatory requirements on quarterly/annual basis (ie. Istat, Banca d’Italia, ect).
• Statutory and compliance postings, statutory and tax fiscal books updating under Local and Tax Gaap (Journal book, Fixed assets registers, Inventory books, VAT registers, Wth tax certifications, ect.).
• Monitoring and reconciliation of E-Invoicing process with Italian tax authority platform (so called “Cassetto Fiscale”).

Required Skills & Experience

• Good English (written and spoken)
• Accounting/tax knowledge
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to work under pressure in an environment where priorities must be continually re-evaluated and adapted as possible.
• Able to communicate effectively
• Demonstrate a strong knowledge of Company systems and independently extract reports and perform analyses (SAP and related front of house systems)