Sr. Analyst, Accounting Italy

**Senior Analyst, Accounting - Italy**

**JOB PURPOSE**:
As Sr. Analyst Accounting, you are responsible the Italian legal entity, providing insight in the legal entities’ Balance Sheet, P&L and Cash Flow towards GL’s internal and external stakeholders. For this you will be involved in executing period end activities, ensuring uninterrupted processes in accordance with policies and procedures, preparing and analyzing (statutory
- and other) financial statements, supporting audit when requested and filing requirements.

**Main Responsibilities**:
**Accounting**
- Execute monthly, quarterly and year-end closing of the legal entity you are responsible for, in accordance with accounting practices and procedures. This includes analyzing legal entity balances, account reconciliations, creating postings (e.g. accruals, equity, investments and indirect tax), clearing intermediate accounts, corporate income tax calculation and posting and legal entity reporting.
- Fixed assets and project accounting
- Execution of Monthly legal entity accounting closing.
- Inventory analysis & reporting coordination
- Cycle Counting & Physical Inventory leadership and oversight
- Payroll accounting and bank accounting
- Initiate, develop and deliver financial steering information (reporting of financials and non-financials) to stakeholders.
- Create statutory financial statements for the legal entity.
- Support external reporting requirement / deliverables.
- Drive improvement, simplification, standardization and digitization of General Ledger related processes & procedures (and align within the region).
- Keep Knowledge Management documentation (processes, procedures and work instructions) up-to-date and pro-actively share knowledge with colleagues.

**MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**
- Minimum Bachelor and/or Master’s Degree (Technical Equivalent) in Finance & Accounting and/or related fields or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 3 to 6 years of relevant working experience in Finance & Accounting.
- Knowledge of standard accounting practices (IFRS/Local GAAP)
- Pro-active mindset and ability to operate both independently and as a team member.
- Solid understanding of accounting and reporting processes and systems, strong preference for SAP knowledge.
- Strong communication and networking skills and able to build up a solid network and exercise positive influence in the organization.
- Able to see through processes quickly, identify opportunities for improvement and act as a change agent to convert those opportunities into tangible action.
- Fluency in English (both written and verbal) and Italian

**Location: Olgiate, Italy**

Travel: up to 25% (regionally and globally)

**FURTHER INFORMATION**

Interested in this position?

Please be informed that a reference check, an employment verification and E-assessment are part of our recruitment process. A Certificate of Good Conduct can be requested depending on the level of the role in our organization and/or function, allowing us to request depending on local regulations.

Responses from employment agencies will not be considered.

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ABOUT FF_**

**_ Functional Forms offers high quality, market leading, engineered thermoplastic sheet and film LEXAN branded products across diverse industries, ranging from building and construction to consumer electronics. We focus on research and development with commercial partners and experts from leading academic institutions. Together we bring improvements that help customers make the world better, faster, lighter, and cost effective in ways that also protect the environment. We have an extensive global presence with around 700 employees, 9 manufacturing sites and presence in 19 countries._**

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